Monday, October 26, 2009

It was an impressive

It was an impressive week for forex trading sentiment-based forecasts, as our SSI-based currency systems went heavily short the US Dollar and Japanese Yen ahead of the pair’s sharp drops through recent trade. A more recent moderation in US Dollar and Japanese Yen losses has meant that forex trading crowd sentiment is far less one-sided, and our forecasts have accordingly become less clear. Traders aggressively bought the US currency as it continued to decline, and our contrarian trading systems presciently faded sentiment extremes on the USD’s tumble. Some of those systems have now covered US Dollar short exposure, and we await sentiment clarification before taking aggressive stances on all but a select few currency pairs.

The dollar made the bearish

The dollar made the bearish break to new lows for the year last Monday, but it was not catalyzed by any specific fundamental driver nor supported by a meaningful trend in risk appetite. To reverse the currency's fortunes and potentially change its future, a true bull trend requires an underlying fundamental driver, meaning either a break the dollar's ties to investor sentiment (as a safe haven currency) or a collapse of risk appetite.

Overdraft fees accounted

Overdraft fees accounted for more than 75 percent of service fees charged on customer deposits, the paper cited Moebs as saying.

Last year the U.S. Federal Reserve approved credit card rules to curb "unfair" practices such as surprise fees and interest rate hikes, and new mortgage lending rules are expected this summer.

It is also mulling rules to give bank customers the chance to opt out of overdraft schemes that can involve fees.

Banks in the United States

Banks in the United States are poised to make $38.5 billion in customer overdraft fees this year, the Financial Times said, citing research by Moebs Services.

A large portion of the revenue is likely to come from the most financially stretched consumers, according to the paper.

It said the research showed that many banks have increased charges on overdrafts and credit cards in order to boost profits.

The median bank overdraft fee rose this year by one dollar to $26, the paper said, citing the Moebs data.

"Banks are returning to a fee-driven model and overdraft fees are the mother lode," Mike Moebs, the company's founder was quoted by the paper as saying.

The Indonesia Composite

The Indonesia Composite Index, which extended gains following the announcement of the economic data, ended the day at 2,389.56. It earlier touched 2,394.32, the highest level since June 2008. Bumi Resources, the coutry's biggest coal producer, surged 7.6 percent, and the largest listed plantation firm, Astra Agro Lestari, jumped 9.3 percent. Malaysia's index edged up 0.3 percent, Thailand's inched down 0.07 percent, the Philippine index rose 2.4 percent and Vietnam's climbed 2.2 percent. In Bangkok, optimism that the economy of the United States had got over the worst and that the Thai economy would recover later this year bolstered market sentiment, Stock Exchange of Thailand chairman Pakorn Malakul Na Ayudhya said on Monday. "There are signs that the Thai economy has touched bottom and this has led to expectations that Thai GDP will recover from the fourth quarter," Pakorn told reporters. "Normally, the performance of the stock market leads actual economic data by about six months," he said. Thailand's SET index gained as much as 1 percent earlier to touch its highest since Sept. 15, 2008. It rose 3.1 percent last week, its fourth straight week of gains. Among the losers, Banpu, Thailand's top coal miner, dropped 3.3 percent, falling back after an early surge to a 13-month high. After the close, it reported a 73 percent jump in second-quarter earnings, better than expected, due to higher coal prices and strong income from a power plant. Seventh-biggest lender Siam City Bank shot up 5.6 percent on reports the Finance Ministry was likely to allow foreign investors to buy more than 49 percent of the bank. In Kuala Lumpur, gainers were led by a 1.3 percent rise in Axiata Group and a 0.5 percent gain in KL Kepong while Malayan Banking lost 0.3 percent. In the Philippines, Manila Electric surged 11.7 percent after San Miguel Corp said it was keen to take a majority stake by buying 13.4 percent from the Lopez family in a deal that could be worth as much as $840 million. In Hanoi, advancers were led by a 4 percent rise in steel maker Hoa Phat and a 4.6 percent gain in real estate developer Sudico. See for a Vietnam stock report Singapore was closed for a market holiday. ($1=34.00 Baht) (Additional reporting by Saranya Suksomkij in Bangkok; Editing by Alan Raybould) ((viparat.jantraprapaweth@thomsonreuters.com; +66 2 648 9733; Reuters Messaging: viparat.jantraprapaweth.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)) FACTORS TO WATCH: Malaysia June factory output down 9.6 pct on yr Affin upgrades Malaysian banking stocks to overweight Citi ups Preuksa Real Estate target price Manila's San Miguel may raise stake in Meralco Palm up 2.0 pct as stock data outweighs poor exports Indonesia Q2 GDP growth slowest in six years For South East Asia Hot Stock reports, click; SOUTHEAST ASIAN STOCK MARKETS Change on the day Market Current Prev Close Pct Move Singapore 2549.35 2549.35 (closed) Kuala Lumpur 1188.00 1184.88 +0.26 Bangkok 643.75 644.20 -0.07 Jakarta 2389.56 2349.13 +1.72 Manila 2850.58 2782.98 +2.43 Ho Chi Minh 491.20 480.65 +2.19 Change on year Market Current End prev yr Pct Move Singapore 2549.35 1761.56 +44.72 (closed) Kuala Lumpur 1188.00 876.75 +35.50 Bangkok 643.75 449.96 +43.07 Jakarta 2389.56 1355.40 +76.30 Manila 2850.58 1872.85 +52.21 Ho Chi Minh 491.20 315.62 +55.63 Stock Market Volume (shares) Market Current Volume Average Volume 90 days Kuala Lumpur 96,369,600 387,907,947 Bangkok 4,719,548 3,762,440 Jakarta 15,914,163,500 8,783,816,050 Ho Chi Minh 48,041 44,279 ASIA-PACIFIC STOCK MARKETS: Pan-Asia........ Japan....... S.Korea... S.E. Asia....... Hong Kong... Taiwan.... Australia/NZ.... India....... China..... OTHER MARKETS: Wall Street.... Gold ....... Currency.. Eurostocks..... Oil ........ JP bonds... ADR Report ..... LME metals. US bonds.. Stocks News US.. Stocks News Europe DIARIES & DATA: IPO diary & data Asia earnings diary U.S. earnings diary European diary Singapore diary Wall Street Week Ahead Eurostocks Week Ahead TOP NEWS: For top Asian company news, double click on: U.S.

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