The dollar settled near three-week highs on Friday, September 17, after better-than-expected US retail sales data boosted bets on the strength of the US economy and the prospects of abandoning its stimulus program sooner than expected. The euro rebounded, recording $1.1783, but it remains close to a three-week low. US …
Read More »Euro Touches First Target
Negative trading dominated the single European currency during the previous trading session, within the expected bearish path, touching the first target at 1.1750, recording the lowest price of 1.1750. Technically, and with careful consideration of the 4-hour chart, we find the simple moving averages continuing their negative pressure on the …
Read More »QE measures guide EUR/USD latest action
Euro fell back under USD 1.18 in mid-September, hovering around its weakest level since 27 August due to growing risk aversion as rising COVID-19 infections could force some countries to resume certain restrictions. The European Central Bank decided last week to move to a moderately lower pace in its €1.85 …
Read More »U.S. Dollar Stumbles, Eyes on Fed
The dollar moved near the middle of its trading range over the past month against major currencies on Thursday, September 16th, as traders look to the Federal Reserve meeting next week, in search of indications of when the US central bank will begin to taper. The dollar index, which measures …
Read More »Euro Maintains Bearish Trend
Limited sideways trading dominates the euro’s movements for the second session in a row, and it hits the strong resistance level of 1.1850, unable to breach it so far, which forced it to the downside, to put negative pressure on the 1.1800 support level. With a closer look at the …
Read More »Euro closes higher on positive comments
Euro benefited, Wednesday, from a boost due to the USD’s weakness after positive comments on inflation by the European Central Bank’s chief economist.Euro/USD rose to 1.1814 compared to 1.1804, on Tuesday. The pair fell to a trading day low of 1.1799 versus a high of 1.1832.“The pandemic emergency asset purchase …
Read More »The Euro Hit The Resistance
For the second session in a row, the euro hits the strong resistance level mentioned in the previous analysis, at 1.1850, unable to breach it so far, which forced it to trade negatively, to start negative pressure on the 1.1800 support level. With a closer look at the 4-hour chart, …
Read More »The Dollar Stabilizes Below The Highest Level in Two And a Half Weeks
The dollar settled below a two-and-a-half-week high on Tuesday, September 14th, hit in the previous session, as investors braced for inflation data that may provide indications of the timing of the US Federal Reserve’s policy tightening at its meeting next week. Ahead of the US central bank’s policy review scheduled …
Read More »The Euro Retests The Resistance
The euro managed to achieve the negative outlook as expected, touching the first official target that must be gained during the previous analysis at 1.1765, recording the lowest price at 1.1770. On the technical side, the current moves are witnessing a slight bullish slope due to taking advantage of the …
Read More »Dollar Rises as US Inflation Data Approaches
The dollar started a data-packed week on the rise, with the immediate focus shifting to US inflation data, but investors are also concerned that the US Federal Reserve is preparing to exit its hyper-supportive stance even as COVID-19 infections rise. The dollar rose in Asian trading after recording its best …
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