The euro fell for the second day in a row on Tuesday after European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said that there is no need for significant monetary tightening in the eurozone. Bond yields rose, and the euro recorded its highest weekly performance since March 2020 last week, when the …
Read More »The Euro is Witnessing Intraday Stability Above Support 8/2/2022
The euro’s movements did not witness little change during the first trading of this week, trying to maintain its gains that extended towards the 1.1475 areas, to see the stability of the current movement above the psychological level of 1.1400. On the technical side, the 50-day moving average is still …
Read More »Lagarde: We continue to see risks to the economy as balanced in the medium-term
Eurozone inflation risks are on the rise but price pressures could still subside before becoming entrenched in expectations, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Pointing to mounting inflation risks, Lagarde opened the door last week to an interest rate hike later in 2022 and said that a …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 7-2-2022
European shares rebounded on Monday after five straight weeks of losses, as gains in mining stocks and positive business results overshadowed fears of a series of looming monetary policy tightening and geopolitical tension. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index rose 0.1 percent, after falling 0.7 percent last week. The euro fell …
Read More »The Euro Falls After US Data Supported The Dollar’s Recovery
The euro fell on Monday after rising last week that followed a shift from the European Central Bank to tighten monetary policy, as traders turned to the dollar on bets that the jump in jobs created by the US economy in January could lead to faster rate increases than US …
Read More »The Euro May Face Some Negative Pressure 7/2/2022
The movements of the European single currency witnessed an upward bias during last week’s trading, surpassing the target at 1.1380, to record its highest level at 1.1483. Technically, and by looking at the 4-hour chart, we notice the signs of negativity that started appearing on the stochastic as a result …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session – 4 February
The EUR/USD pair posted its largest weekly gain since March 2020, adding roughly 350 pips to reach a fresh 2022 high of 1.1483, to now trade at around 1.1430. The Euro soared following the European Central Bank monetary policy meeting, after President Christine Lagarde surprised market players with her hawkish …
Read More »Market Drivers – European Session 3-2-2022
It was Central Banks Day today and there are several drivers for the markets. The Bank of England announced its monetary policy decision on Thursday and raised the benchmark interest rate by 25bps to 0.50%. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 5-4 in favor of a 25 bps rate hike. …
Read More »The Euro is Trying Positively 3/2/2022
The single European currency continued its positive move to the upside within the bullish path published in the previous report, after it succeeded in retesting the 1.1270 support line, recording its highest level during the last session’s trading of 1.1330. On the technical side, reading the chart on the 4-hour …
Read More »The Euro May Witness a Gradual Rise to The Upside 2/2/2022
The positive attempts of the euro against the dollar continue within the bullish path published in the previous analysis, to consolidate above the 1.1230 support level, the pair is now hovering around its highest level during the morning session of the current session around 1.1275. Technically, and carefully considering the …
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