EUR/USD extra gains seen above 1.1990 – Scotiabank
|Strategists at Scotiabank remain neutral/bullish on pair, seeing further upside above the 1.1990 area in the short term.
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“ECB’s Lautenschlaeger said it was time to take the decision to scale back asset purchases. Tapering comments perhaps have a little more traction with investors as global central bank policy settings appear to be turning somewhat less accommodative. The comments added a little more positive momentum to the EUR on the session as the USD slipped broadly”.
“EURUSD price action may have formed a base in the mid/upper 1.18s yesterday, suggesting that spot’s corrective drift lower from last week’s peak near 1.21 is complete. Gains through minor trend resistance at 1.1930 (now minor support). The EUR has a little more work to do in order to gain more appreciably; above 1.1990/00 turns the near term outlook more bullish, we feel”.
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