The Japanese yen hit a new record low on Wednesday at a 20-year low after the Bank of Japan again intervened defending ultra-low interest rates in Japan, widening the spread with the United States as bond yields hit fresh new hard highs. The Bank of Japan again offered to buy …
Read More »The euro to determine the next price destination 20/4/2022
The euro’s movements against the US dollar did not witness much change, but it found a good support floor around the demand level of 1.0770. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the continuation of movement below the resistance of the descending price channel at 1.0840/1.0830. This …
Read More »The dollar stabilizes after hitting a 20-year high against the yen
On Tuesday, the dollar rose to a 20-year high against the Japanese yen, and touched a two-year peak against the euro, boosted by rising US Treasury yields. The dollar index, which measures the performance of the US currency against six other currencies, rose to exceed 101 for the first time …
Read More »The Euro is moving in the descending channel 19/4/2022
The single European currency ended last week’s trading with a noticeable decline within the expected bearish context mentioned in the previous analysis, touching the first official target required around 1.0775, recording its lowest level at 1.757. Technically, the pair witnessed quiet trading due to the European market holiday yesterday. However, …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 14 April
The US dollar holds firmly up, giving up some of its recent gains ahead of the close as speculative interest booked some profits ahead of the Good Friday holiday.Economic Data The US Commerce Department on Thursday said that retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in March from a month …
Read More »The Euro Building on Support, eyes on ECB 14/4/2022
The euro’s movements witnessed a limited bullish tendency after finding a solid support floor near the psychological barrier of 1.0800, which helped the pair make a bullish bounce to test the 1.0900 resistance level. Technically and carefully considering the 4-hour chart, we notice that the 50-day moving average is still …
Read More »The euro continues to move negatively 13/4/2022
The single European currency slowly moves to the downside within the expected bearish path. It begins by pressing the support level published during the previous analysis, at 1.0830. Technically, there is a possibility of resuming the bearish trend, with the continuation of the negative pressure of the simple moving averages …
Read More »EUR/USD Touches Fresh Monthly Lows After CPI Data
The Euro aims to test the YTD low around 1.0806 after dropping below the 1.0900 mark. The US inflation broke the 8% threshold, a level last seen in 1981, which cements a 50 bps rate hike of the Fed at its May meeting.The EUR/USD pair drops to fresh monthly lows …
Read More »Euro’s founding father: ECB is ‘living in a fantasy’ about inflation
Otmar Issing said the European Central Bank’s slow response to inflation posed a risk to growth, in an interview with the FT. So, one of the euro’s founding fathers, he said the ECB had “lived in a fantasy” and downplayed the risk of rising prices.Inflation has surged to record highs …
Read More »The Euro is Testing Resistance 12/4/2022
The single European currency retested the resistance within the expected limited positive scenario, touching the target at 1.0930, recording its highest level during the last session at 1.0932. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour chart, we find that the pair returned to stability below the descending channel’s resistance, accompanied by …
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