Jumat, 14 Desember 2012
Emas Pantau Negosiasi Jurang Fiskal AS
Jumat, 07 Desember 2012
Fundamental Analysis
Euro slides on rate-cut hopes after ECB decision
The euro was on track for its sharpest decline against the dollar in a month on Thursday after comments from the European Central Bank chief and a downgrade to the region's growth and inflation forecasts boosted expectations of an interest rate cut.
Political chaos in Italy drove Italian bond yields higher and added to losses in the euro. Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party withdrew its support for Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday, setting up a conflict that could force an early election.
ECB President Mario Draghi, speaking at a news conference after the bank's decision to keep its main interest rate at 0.75 percent, said a wide discussion on rates had preceded the consensus decision to leave them on hold.
Draghi also said policymakers discussed setting a negative rate on the ECB's deposit facility in an attempt to encourage banks not to hoard cash at the ECB but lend it into the real economy instead.
Draghi's comments came as the ECB predicted the euro zone economy would shrink again in 2013 and sharply lowered its growth and inflation forecasts. It also said risks to growth remained on the downside.
Apple's gains lift tech in quiet day before jobs data
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday, a day ahead of the key monthly jobs report, as a rebound in shares of Apple helped boost technology shares.
Investors are also keeping watch on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations in Washington to see if lawmakers can reach a deal to avoid a series of spending cuts and tax hikes beginning in January.
Apple climbed 1.6 percent to $547.24, reversing losses incurred at the open. The stock was coming off its biggest one-day drop in four years on Wednesday, which occurred on concerns about higher capital gains taxes in 2013 and the company's tablet computer market share.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 39.55 points, or 0.30 percent, to 13,074.04 at the close. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 4.66 points, or 0.33 percent, to 1,413.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 15.57 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 2,989.27.
Gold up on ECB rate cut talk, non-farm payrolls eyed
Gold rose on Thursday on short-covering before a U.S. employment report and after comments from the European Central Bank chief boosted expectations of an interest rate cut.
Bullion buying took off after ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro zone economy was likely to shrink next year as it has in 2012, and downside risks to growth prevailed for the region battered by a prolonged debt crisis.
The metal rebounded from the previous session's one-month low but gains faced resistance from technical selling around its 100-day moving average near $1,700 an ounce. Sharp losses in euro and crude futures also limited gold's gains.
Funds have been liquidating of late as open interest in U.S. gold futures, a gauge of market activity, fell to a three-month low.
U.S. COMEX gold futures <GCG3> for February delivery settled up $8 an ounce at $1,701.80, with trading volume around 25 percent below its 30-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed.
Oil falls on euro zone concerns, dollar strength
Oil prices fell on Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank said the euro zone's economic outlook faces "downside risk" and a recovery may not happen until later in 2013.
European economic woes could crimp global demand for oil, and investors also remain wary of budget negotiations among lawmakers in the United States. If lawmakers fail to reach an agreement within three weeks, around $600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would be triggered for 2013.
The ECB left interest rates unchanged at a record low 0.75 percent on Thursday and its president, Mario Draghi, warned of more weakness in the single-currency area.
The euro weakened and the dollar rose more than 0.6 percent against a basket of currencies. A stronger U.S. currency usually pressures dollar-denominated commodities such as oil.
U.S. January crude <CLc1> lost $1.62 a barrel to settle at $86.26, posting a fourth straight day of losses.
Nikkei set to tread in range ahead of U.S. jobs data
Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to tread in range on Friday after closing above the key
9,500-mark for the first time in seven months in the previous session and ahead of U.S. jobs data.
The Nikkei has rallied 10.2 percent over the past 3-1/2 weeks as the yen has weakened after Shinzo Abe, the leader of the main opposition party which is expected to win a Dec. 16 general election, called for the Bank of Japan to embark on "unlimited easing" and set an inflation target of 2 percent.
Economists in a Reuters survey forecast 93,000 jobs were created in the United States last month compared with 171,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate is seen at 7.9 percent.
The benchmark Nikkei is up 12.9 percent this year, in line with a 12.4 percent rise in the U.S. S&P 500 <.INX> but behind a 14 percent gain in the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 <.STOXX> index.
Seoul shares seen inching up as investors await U.S. data
Seoul shares are likely to edge up on Friday, tracing modest Wall Street gains as investors await
U.S. employment data and positive signs in budget talks.
"The main board is expected to rise on Friday, but gains will be limited in the absence of game-changing events since the last session as we await upcoming U.S. employment data and the
weekend," said Cho Byung-hyun, an analyst at Tong Yang Securities.
Global shares edged higher on Thursday, with U.S. stocks modestly advancing as investors watched for signs of progress in the "fiscal cliff" talks.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) <.KS11> edged up 0.13 percent to close at 1,949.62 points on Thursday, its highest closing level since October 18.
Hong Kong shares set for third-straight weekly gain
Hong Kong shares could post a third-straight weekly gain, but are expected to be relatively steady on Friday as investors await a U.S. nonfarm payrolls report later in the day.
PICC Group <1339.HK> gained as much as 6.3 percent in grey market trading on Thursday, signalling expectations that the Chinese state-owned insurer will climb in its official debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. [ID:nL4N09G1OQ]
On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index <.HSI> slipped 0.1 percent to 22,249.8 points, while the China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 0.3 percent.
On the week, they are each up 1 and 2.3 percent respectively, set for a third-straight weekly gain. [ID:nL4N09G1NO]
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei <.N225> was up 0.1 percent, while South Korea's KOSPI <.KS11> was up 0.5 percent at 0108 GMT.
Source : Reuters
The euro was on track for its sharpest decline against the dollar in a month on Thursday after comments from the European Central Bank chief and a downgrade to the region's growth and inflation forecasts boosted expectations of an interest rate cut.
Political chaos in Italy drove Italian bond yields higher and added to losses in the euro. Silvio Berlusconi's People of Freedom party withdrew its support for Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday, setting up a conflict that could force an early election.
ECB President Mario Draghi, speaking at a news conference after the bank's decision to keep its main interest rate at 0.75 percent, said a wide discussion on rates had preceded the consensus decision to leave them on hold.
Draghi also said policymakers discussed setting a negative rate on the ECB's deposit facility in an attempt to encourage banks not to hoard cash at the ECB but lend it into the real economy instead.
Draghi's comments came as the ECB predicted the euro zone economy would shrink again in 2013 and sharply lowered its growth and inflation forecasts. It also said risks to growth remained on the downside.
Apple's gains lift tech in quiet day before jobs data
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on Thursday, a day ahead of the key monthly jobs report, as a rebound in shares of Apple helped boost technology shares.
Investors are also keeping watch on the "fiscal cliff" negotiations in Washington to see if lawmakers can reach a deal to avoid a series of spending cuts and tax hikes beginning in January.
Apple climbed 1.6 percent to $547.24, reversing losses incurred at the open. The stock was coming off its biggest one-day drop in four years on Wednesday, which occurred on concerns about higher capital gains taxes in 2013 and the company's tablet computer market share.
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> rose 39.55 points, or 0.30 percent, to 13,074.04 at the close. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> added 4.66 points, or 0.33 percent, to 1,413.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> gained 15.57 points, or 0.52 percent, to close at 2,989.27.
Gold up on ECB rate cut talk, non-farm payrolls eyed
Gold rose on Thursday on short-covering before a U.S. employment report and after comments from the European Central Bank chief boosted expectations of an interest rate cut.
Bullion buying took off after ECB President Mario Draghi said the euro zone economy was likely to shrink next year as it has in 2012, and downside risks to growth prevailed for the region battered by a prolonged debt crisis.
The metal rebounded from the previous session's one-month low but gains faced resistance from technical selling around its 100-day moving average near $1,700 an ounce. Sharp losses in euro and crude futures also limited gold's gains.
Funds have been liquidating of late as open interest in U.S. gold futures, a gauge of market activity, fell to a three-month low.
U.S. COMEX gold futures <GCG3> for February delivery settled up $8 an ounce at $1,701.80, with trading volume around 25 percent below its 30-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed.
Oil falls on euro zone concerns, dollar strength
Oil prices fell on Thursday after the head of the European Central Bank said the euro zone's economic outlook faces "downside risk" and a recovery may not happen until later in 2013.
European economic woes could crimp global demand for oil, and investors also remain wary of budget negotiations among lawmakers in the United States. If lawmakers fail to reach an agreement within three weeks, around $600 billion in automatic tax increases and spending cuts would be triggered for 2013.
The ECB left interest rates unchanged at a record low 0.75 percent on Thursday and its president, Mario Draghi, warned of more weakness in the single-currency area.
The euro weakened and the dollar rose more than 0.6 percent against a basket of currencies. A stronger U.S. currency usually pressures dollar-denominated commodities such as oil.
U.S. January crude <CLc1> lost $1.62 a barrel to settle at $86.26, posting a fourth straight day of losses.
Nikkei set to tread in range ahead of U.S. jobs data
Japan's Nikkei share average is expected to tread in range on Friday after closing above the key
9,500-mark for the first time in seven months in the previous session and ahead of U.S. jobs data.
The Nikkei has rallied 10.2 percent over the past 3-1/2 weeks as the yen has weakened after Shinzo Abe, the leader of the main opposition party which is expected to win a Dec. 16 general election, called for the Bank of Japan to embark on "unlimited easing" and set an inflation target of 2 percent.
Economists in a Reuters survey forecast 93,000 jobs were created in the United States last month compared with 171,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate is seen at 7.9 percent.
The benchmark Nikkei is up 12.9 percent this year, in line with a 12.4 percent rise in the U.S. S&P 500 <.INX> but behind a 14 percent gain in the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 <.STOXX> index.
Seoul shares seen inching up as investors await U.S. data
Seoul shares are likely to edge up on Friday, tracing modest Wall Street gains as investors await
U.S. employment data and positive signs in budget talks.
"The main board is expected to rise on Friday, but gains will be limited in the absence of game-changing events since the last session as we await upcoming U.S. employment data and the
weekend," said Cho Byung-hyun, an analyst at Tong Yang Securities.
Global shares edged higher on Thursday, with U.S. stocks modestly advancing as investors watched for signs of progress in the "fiscal cliff" talks.
The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) <.KS11> edged up 0.13 percent to close at 1,949.62 points on Thursday, its highest closing level since October 18.
Hong Kong shares set for third-straight weekly gain
Hong Kong shares could post a third-straight weekly gain, but are expected to be relatively steady on Friday as investors await a U.S. nonfarm payrolls report later in the day.
PICC Group <1339.HK> gained as much as 6.3 percent in grey market trading on Thursday, signalling expectations that the Chinese state-owned insurer will climb in its official debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Friday. [ID:nL4N09G1OQ]
On Thursday, the Hang Seng Index <.HSI> slipped 0.1 percent to 22,249.8 points, while the China Enterprises Index <.HSCE> of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong rose 0.3 percent.
On the week, they are each up 1 and 2.3 percent respectively, set for a third-straight weekly gain. [ID:nL4N09G1NO]
Elsewhere in Asia, Japan's Nikkei <.N225> was up 0.1 percent, while South Korea's KOSPI <.KS11> was up 0.5 percent at 0108 GMT.
Source : Reuters
Laporan Tenaga Kerja AS Hijaukan Wall Street

“Laporan tenaga kerja
itu bagus,” ucap Michael Mullaney kepala bagian investasi pada
Fiduciary Trust di Boston. “Payrolls masih belum mencapai 250,000, namun
lebih baik daripada ekspektasi. Data tersebut mematahkan ekspektasi
orang banyak bahwa Sandy dan fiscal cliff dapat berdampak pada sektor
tenaga kerja.”
ECB Berdebat Mengenai Pemangkasan Suku Bunga

Jozef Makuch, salah satu anggota dewan, menyebutkan debat tersebut
sangat sesrius. "Jika situasi tidak membaik, dan kemungkinan kecil
adanya kemajuan yang signifikan, mungkin ada perubahan tingkat suku
bunga tahun depan," ucap Makuch, yang juga merupakan gubernur bank
sentral Slovakia.
Sentimen Konsumen AS Turun

2013, China Temukan Momentumnya Lagi

Pertumbuhan ekonomi China tahun 2013 diperkirakan mencapai 8,2% atau di atas ekspektasi pertumbuhan
tahun 2012 yang sebesar 7,7%. Faktor utama dari kalkulasi tersebut tak
lain adalah harapan akan munculnya kebijakan moneter super longgar dari
pemerintah pusat. Demikian hasil studi Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences (CASS).
Dalam hasil penelitian 'buku biru'-nya,
CASS melihat ada kemungkinan pemerintah melakukan aksi agresif untuk
menolong perekonomian. Di antaranya adalah dengan menaikkan anggaran
belanja dan memangkas pajak-pajak yang dianggap menghambat gairah
ekonomi. Pemerintah China sendiri belum merilis proyeksi GDP resmi untuk
tahun 2013, namun status CASS sebagai lembaga peneliti andalan negara
dianggap cukup valid untuk memberikan kisi-kisi ekonomi dari kacamata
pemerintah. "Kami sangat optimis dengan apa yang akan terjadi tahun
depan. Namun China harus mewaspadai risiko dan mempersiapkan kebijakan
antisipatif," demikian ulasan CASS.
Rekomendasi lembaga tersebut sejalan
dengan rencana pemerintah pusat untuk mematok rencana ekonomi yang lebih
mumpuni tahun depan. Di dalamnya termasuk memberi ruang bagi pergerakan
harga produk dasar dan meningkatkan reformasi pajak berbasis
pertambahan nilai. Otoritas juga berencana mengatur pasar perumahan
sekaligus merombak badan usaha milik negara (BUMN), sebagaimana
dikatakan oleh pemimpin Partai Komunis berkuasa, Xi Jinping.
Di penghujung tahun 2012, mulai tampak
beberapa sinyal pemulihan penting di negara China. Salah satu indikator
yang kinerjanya menonjol adalah survei Purchasing Managers Index (PMI).
Laporan PMI awal pekan ini memperlihatkan bahwa performa sektor
menufaktur terus membaik dalam level yang sangat cepat. "China masih
memiliki ruang untuk melakukan manuver kebijakan yang lebih mendukung
perekonomian," demikian urai CASS dalam rilisnya.
Pertumbuhan ekonomi tahunan China merosot
jadi 7,4% di kuartal III ini. Laju perekonomian sudah melambat selama 7
triwulan berturut-turut sehingga memicu kecemasan pelaku bisnis global.
Namun perekonomian diperkirakan tumbuh sampai akhir kuartal IV 2012,
seiring meningkatnya kativitas bisnis di bulan Oktober dan September.
Pelonggaran moneter berantai yang diberlakukan pemerintah Beijing selama
beberapa bulan terakhir terbukti mampu menggenjot gairah bisnis. CASS
memperkirakan inflasi China naik ke 3,3% tahun depan, dengan pertumbuhan
ekspor 10% dan kenaikan impor 13,7%.
Emas Lanjutkan Penguatan Terkait Harapan Untuk ECB
Harga emas
bergerak naik hari Jumat, melanjutkan penguatan dari sesi sebelumnya
ketika emas terangkat oleh harapan suku bunga dari bank sentral Eropa, ECB, tetapi emas sempat bergerak turun ke rendahnya dalam 2 pekan berturut-turut.
Spot emas bergerak naik 0.2% menjadi
$1,701.56 per ounce, sejalan dengan kejatuhan sebanyak 0.8% untuk pekan
ini dalam kejatuhannya selama 2 pekan.
Kontrak emas tidak banyak mengalami pergerakan di angka $1,701.20.
Perekonomian Eropa cenderung akan
menyusut di 2013, demikian perkiraan dari bank sentral Eropa hari Kamis
kemarin, secara drastis menurunkan perkiraan pemangkasan suku bunga yang
tercatat rendah di 0.75%. Ekspektasi mulai terbentuk untuk pemangkasan
suku bunga ECB dalam kontraksi ekonomi disana.
The Fed Siap Lanjutkan Serial Stimulus Ekonomi

Hal tersebut adalah ekspektasi sebagian besar ekonom di Amerika Serikat yang menilai adanya kebutuhan intervensi bank sentral
ke dalam sektor perekonomian. Pada pertemuan 11-12 Desember mendatang,
the Fed diprediksi meluncurkan pembelian obligasi bulanan sebesar $45
miliar. Kebijakan itu sesuai dengan kehendak Ben S. Bernanke dan kolega
yang ingin terus memompa dana segar ke sistem perekonomian agar angka pengangguran
turun konsisten. Jumlah tersebut adalah sama dengan apa yang sudah
digelontorkan selama ini, meski the Fed bisa saja menambah porsi
pembelian apabila mereka menginginkannya.
Keputusan itu nantinya akan memperkuat
kombinasi aksi borong obligasi negara dan sektor perumahan senilai $85
miliar per bulan. Segala kebijakan anyar nantinya diberlakukan dalam
iklim suku bunga rendah dekat nol persen sampai pertengahan 2015
mendatang. Tidak hanya itu, masih ada kemungkinan bagi bank sentral
untuk meluncurkan pembelian obligasi dalam jumlah yang lebih besar
apabila otoritas menginginkan penurunan bunga obligasi negara ke level
lebih rendah lagi.
Meski masa pemberlakuan operation twist
berakhir tahun ini, bank sentral sudah memberi sinyal untuk terus
memperlonggar kebijakan moneternya. Di bawah program twist, the Fed
memborong $45 miliar obligasi per bulan dari dana penjualan obligasi
jangka lebih pendek yang dimilikinya. Apabila ditambah dengan nilai
pembelian surat hutang berbasis kredit perumahan senilai $40 miliar per
bulan yang diumumkan Spetember lalu, maka neraca keuangan bank sentral
akan bertambah $1,2 triliun menjadi $4 triliun di akhir 2013 nanti.
Dengan catatan, the Fed terus melakukan pembelian dalam frekuensi yang
sama hingga seterusnya.
Tingkat pengangguran di Amerika masih
berkutat di level 7,9% dan pertumbuhan ekonomi tahun depan juga
diperkirakan hanya sebesar 2%. Olah karena itu tidak ada alasan sama
sekali bagi pemerintah untuk memperlambat laju stimulus dalam waktu
dekat.
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