Market Report Jalatama

Emas Hentikan Relinya

               

Emas melemah pada hari Jumat mengakhiri kenaikan selama empat hari terakhir akibat penguatan dolar, meskipun logam tetap stabil di sekitar level $ 1.220 akibat sentimen prospek perlambatan ekonomi yang meluas yang dapat mempertahankan suku bunga ultra rendahnya.

                

Kekuatan dalam mata uang AS mendorong komoditas melemah di seluruh perdagangan, bersama dengan minyak Brent berjangka yang sebelumnya jatuh lebih dari 1 persen menuju level terendahnya dalam empat tahun terakhir, sementara kekhawatiran tentang prospek perlambatan ekonomi dunia memukul pasar saham.

             

Spot emas turun sebesar 0,3 persen ke level $1,219.94 per ons pukul 14:05 waktu setempat, sementara Emas berjangka AS untuk pengiriman Desember turun $4,50 per ounce ke level $1,220.60. Emas mencapai level terendah dalam 15 bulan terakhir di level $1,183.46 pada hari Senin lalu pasca rilis data pekerjaan AS yang kuat memicu pembicarran bahwa suku bunga AS dapat meningkat lebih cepat daripada yang direncanakan. Emas telah rebounded, namun, dan tetap di jalur untuk mencatat kenaikan mingguan terbesar dalam empat bulan terakhir.

               

Rebound emas mendapat momentumnya pasca rilis risalah dari pertemuan September the Fed, yang dirilis pada hari Rabu lalu, menunjukkan bahwa para pejabat sedang berjuang dengan berbagai cara guna menghadapi ancaman ganda dari peningkatan dolar yang tinggi dan perlambatan global.

Jalatama - Peluncuran Kontrak Berkala Emas

Dirut PT. Jalatama Artha Berjangka Jacob Ongkowidjojo (kanan) berbincang bersama Pemerhati Investasi Emas Lyra Puspa (kiri) pada Peluncuran Jalatama Kontrak Berjangka Emas (KBE) di Jakarta, Selasa (16/9). Menurut Jacob Ongkowidjojo dalam beberapa bulan transaksi investasi emas jangka panjang di Bursa Berjangka Jakarta (JFX) menunjukan tren yang meningkat. (nant/Muhammad Adimaja
/ed/ama)

Sumber :

http://medanbisnisdaily.com/news/read/2014/09/17/117948/peluncuran_kontrak_berkala_emas/#.VBoo01e3khQ

Yen Falls to 1-Week Low on Reduced Haven Demand Tied to Ukraine

The yen fell to a one-week low versus the dollar on reduced demand for safer assets as Russian and U.S. diplomats met in Paris to address issues surrounding the political crisis in the Ukraine.

The dollar decreased against the majority of its 16 major counterparts after weaker-than-forecast jobs data added to concern the U.S. economy has been slowed by harsh winter weather. The euro declined against the dollar before the European Central Bank meets to review monetary policy tomorrow. Canada’s dollar rose versus the greenback after Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said the next move depends on economic progress.

The yen weakened 0.1 percent to 102.30 per dollar as of 5 p.m. in New York after falling to 102.55, its lowest level since Feb. 26. It appreciated to 101.20 on March 3, the strongest level since Feb. 5. The yen was little changed at 140.49 per euro. Europe’s shared currency fell 0.1 percent to $1.3733.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Dollar Gains as Fed Minutes Signal Unabated Tapering; Baht Falls

The dollar gained the most in three weeks after Federal Reserve policy makers signaled emerging-market turmoil and economic reports that have fallen short of forecasts won’t interrupt stimulus-tapering plans.

The U.S. currency strengthened versus most of its 16 major peers, including those of commodity producers Canada and Australia, as Treasury yields rose after “several” central bank officials said “there should be a clear presumption in favor of continuing” the pace of bond-buying reductions, barring a change in the economic outlook. Emerging-market currencies weakened as anti-government protests escalated in Ukraine and Thailand.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the currency against 10 major counterparts, added 0.3 percent to 1,020.16 as of 5 p.m. in New York, the largest increase on a closing basis since Jan. 30.

The yen rose 0.1 percent to 102.31 per dollar after dropping 0.4 percent yesterday, and Japan’s currency rose 0.2 percent to 140.51 per euro. The dollar gained 0.2 percent to $1.3733 per euro after sliding to $1.3739.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Yen Slides as Bank of Japan Boosts Lending; Forint Declines

The yen slid to the weakest this month against the dollar and the euro after the Bank of Japan boosted its lending programs and said it will maintain monetary easing to stamp out deflation.

The dollar erased gains against a basket of peers after a gauge of manufacturing growth slowed more than forecast. Hungary’s forint declined versus most of its main counterparts as the central bank dropped the two-week deposit rate to a record low. The Thai baht fell with most emerging-market currencies as police clashed with protesters in Bangkok. Investors outside the U.S. increased holdings of Treasuries the most since 2011.

The yen fell 0.4 percent to 102.36 per dollar at 5 p.m. in New York after depreciating to 102.74, the weakest level since Jan. 31. Japan’s currency slid 0.8 percent to 140.83 per euro and reached 141.03, lowest since Jan. 29. The dollar fell 0.4 percent to $1.3759 per euro and touched $1.377, weakest since Jan. 2.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which tracks the U.S. currency against 10 of its major counterparts, was little changed at 1,017.34.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Aussie-Driven Inflation Spurring Worst Bonds: Australia Credit

Australia’s central bank is signaling its success in weakening the currency will spur inflation, adding to pressure on the developed world’s worst-performing bonds.

A surge in yields since Feb. 4 pared returns for the past six months to 1.2 percent, an index of debt due in more than a year shows, the smallest gain of 22 advanced-economy markets tracked by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies and Bloomberg. Inflation may reach a two-year high 3.25 percent, the Reserve Bank of Australia said this month. Assistant Governor Christopher Kent said Feb. 14 accelerating economic growth may drive costs higher.

The real yield on Australian bonds after accounting for consumer-price gains will be less than investors earn from Treasuries if the RBA is correct. Policy makers raised their forecast after the currency weakened 14 percent in 2013 and housing costs rose to a record, boosting the odds RBA Governor Glenn Stevens’ next move will be a rate increase.

The RBA dropped its easing bias at the Feb. 4 policy meeting and said inflation last quarter was stronger than expected, possibly because the impact of a lower exchange rate was being passed on more rapidly than anticipated.

(Source: Bloomberg)

Asian Stocks Outside Japan Gain Fourth Day Before Yellen Speech

A gauge of Asian stocks outside Japan rose, extending gains into a fourth day and heading for a two-week high, before Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen delivers her first testimony on monetary policy.

Zijin Mining Group Co. (2899), China’s biggest gold producer, jumped 3.7 percent in Hong Kong as the bullion’s price in Shanghai rallied to the highest this year. Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., Australia’s third-largest bank by market value, rose 2.2 percent after posting a 13 percent jump in first-quarter cash profit. Cochlear Ltd. sank 9.8 percent in Sydney after reporting first-half results and a second-half estimate that suggest the maker of hearing implants will miss its full-year profit forecast.

The MSCI Asia Pacific excluding Japan Index advanced 0.6 percent to 447.29 as of 9:41 a.m. in Hong Kong. The regional gauge has climbed 2.8 percent from a five-month low on Feb. 5 as equities rebounded from a global rout. Yellen will speak on monetary policy and the outlook for the economy today for the first time since being sworn in as the central bank’s head. Japanese markets are closed for a holiday.

The gauge of Asia-Pacific equities outside Japan dropped 5.2 percent in January for its worst start to a year since 2010 amid concern about the Fed’s stimulus cuts, China’s slowdown and volatility in developing markets. Global equity losses in 2014 peaked at $3 trillion on Feb. 4 and have since narrowed to $1.6 trillion, data compiled by Bloomberg show.

(Source: Bloomberg)