The support levels published during the previous report at 1.0460, managed to limit the bearish bias, as the euro successfully retested the mentioned level, trying to maintain stability above the resistance level of the psychological barrier of 1.0500. Technically today, and by carefully looking at the 240-minutes, we notice the …
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The dollar rose on Wednesday, a day after it suffered its biggest loss in more than two months after US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell emphasized tighter monetary policy as the US central bank sought to contain rising inflation. Powell pledged that the central bank would raise interest rates as …
Read More »Eurozone final inflation rises 0.6% MoM in April
Eurozone inflation held steady at a record high 7.4% in April, driven by soaring fuel and food costs, the EU’s statistics agency said today, lowering its estimate from a preliminary 7.5%. Inflation has soared over the past year, first on post-Covid supply bottlenecks and latterly on knock-on effects from Russia’s …
Read More »Euro takes advantage of weak USD 18/5/2022
The movements of the euro witnessed a noticeable increase during the previous trading session, with increasing bets that the European Central would raise interest rates and the decline of the US dollar, reaching its highest level at 1.0563. Technically, we find the euro succeeded in breaching the 1.0460 resistance level, …
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The euro rallied on Tuesday, helped by a rise in government bond yields as well as comments from a European Central Bank policymaker in which he said a half percentage point interest rate hike is possible.Klaas Knot told a Dutch television program said he favors a quarter-point rate hike, but …
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The US dollar edged lower across the board as the American currency extended the bearish corrective decline that began on Monday. Positive US data has helped the case for a better market sentiment, with global indexes closing in the green.The underlying concerns remain the same. Tensions between Europe and Russia …
Read More »Euro Benefits From Risk Appetite Ahead of Powell’s Speech
The euro is higher versus the US dollar by 1.13% rallying on wider risk-on from 1.0428 to a high of 1.0555. The euro has extended the rebound from a five-year low touched last week while the US dollar is down against its major trading partners.The euro benefited at the start …
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European shares rose on Tuesday and were set to extend their gains for the third consecutive session, supported by hopes of continued demand from China as authorities look to ease COVID-19 restrictions. The Stoxx 600 index rose 0.7 percent by 0710 GMT, with gains for all major sub-sectors, led by …
Read More »Euro retests resistance 17/5/2022
Quiet movements that tended to the upside dominated the euro against the US dollar, with the opening of the first trading sessions of this week to retest the 1.0460 resistance level. Technically, despite the bullish bias, we tend to the negativity, relying on trading stability below 1.0460, the strong supply …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – May 16
The US dollar briefly edged higher at the beginning of the week but closed with modest losses against most rival currencies as equity markets changed direction. European indexes closed mixed, but Wall Street managed to post gains. Safe-haven currencies posted modest gains against the US dollar as well.Economic DataThis week, …
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