EUR/USD risks downside this week - Barclays
|In the view of the Barclays Research Team, the EUR/USD pair is exposed to downside risks this week amid an expected broad-based US dollar rebound.
Key Highlights:
“EUR/USD to stay 'broadly range bound' but outline downside risks ahead this week
A rebound in the USD
Euro area growth is moderating and could be further negatively affected by a potential US-EU trade war.
We estimate that if the US implements its threat of a 25% car tariff against European car imports, 2019 Euro area growth could be hit by as much as 0.4pp, down from 1.6% to 1.2-1.3%.
A no-deal Brexit, as we have been arguing recently, would still have a significant effect for Europe, given that the UK is a major trading partner.
While we expect no major escalation of political risks in Italy before the European elections, the current equilibrium is very fragile, especially against a backdrop of decelerating economic activity and banking sector fragilities.
Data are unlikely to be much of a tailwind either.”
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