The US dollar slipped on Monday, moving away from 1-1/2-year highs hit on Friday after hawkish comments from a US Federal Reserve official pushed the US bond yield curve to a three-month low. After the Federal Reserve in its meeting last week clearly indicated a rate hike in March, some …
Read More »The Euro Needs Confirmation 31/1/2022
The single European currency declined during last Friday’s trading, gradually approaching the psychological support level of 1.1100, to record its lowest level around 1.1120. Technically, the euro is challenging to confirm breaking 1.1100, and the current moves are witnessing stability above the mentioned level. Furthermore, by looking at the 60-minute …
Read More »The Dollar is Heading For The Largest Weekly Gain in 7 Months
The dollar consolidated its gains on Friday and is heading for the largest weekly increase in seven months, as the greenback’s gains against other major currencies are supported by expectations of an interest rate hike. With financial markets factoring in an expected 30 basis point interest rate hike in March …
Read More »The Euro Continues to Decline 28/1/2022
The euro faced noticeable losses against the US dollar during the previous trading session, within the expected path, touching the first official goal at 1.1160, approaching the second target of 1.1120, recording its lowest level at 1.1130. Technically, and by carefully looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice that the …
Read More »The Dollar is Rising as Markets Await a Larger And Faster Rate Hike
The dollar jumped to a multi-week high against major currencies on Thursday, supported by expectations of bigger and faster interest rate hikes in the coming months. During the trading session in London, the dollar index consolidated at its highest level since mid-December, while the euro stumbled around a two-month low …
Read More »The Euro Touches The Bearish Targets 27/1/2022
The single European currency succeeded in touching the goals mentioned in the previous report at 1.1220, recording its lowest level during the early trading of the current session at 1.1220. Technically, looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the negative pressure of the simple moving averages that support the bearish …
Read More »EUR/USD: Fed’s Statement Fails To Move The Needle Out Of Familiar Territories
The Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day meeting has concluded on Wednesday and the statement has been released along with the Fed’s interest rate decision in a highly anticipated event for financial markets.Markets were expecting the Fed to give guidance on asset purchases that were expected to conclude in March. However, …
Read More »EUR/USD Subdued As Traders Get Ready For Fed
The European shared currency edges low, amid a risk-on market mood ahead of the Fed. The EUR/USD pair is downward biased though upside risks remain if the Fed fails to deliver a hawkish statement and could expose resistance levels at 1.1314 and 1.1398.A hawkish Fed statement could expose support levels …
Read More »The euro is falling amid tensions around Ukraine
The euro hovered near one-month lows against the dollar and the yen on Wednesday, weighed by fears of a military conflict in Ukraine and ahead of the conclusion of US Federal Reserve meetings that could usher in an accelerated tightening of monetary policy. The Bank of Canada is scheduled to …
Read More »The Euro Continues Its Gradual Decline 26/1/2022
The single European currency declined significantly against the US dollar, within the expected bearish context during the previous analysis, heading towards the first price target, 1.1270. Technically, the Euro tried to benefit from the 1.1270 support floor, which forced the intraday movements to a limited upward bias to retest 1.1300. …
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