EUR/USD Forecast: ECB set to spark the next rally after the Biden boost

EUR/USD has been advancing as markets remain optimistic about President Biden's stimulus chances.
The ECB may attempt to talk down the euro, with little chances of success.
Thursday's four-hour chart is showing rising momentum.

Yohay Elam FXStreet

Markets have been embracing President Joe Biden in his first hours in office – and EUR/USD has also been benefitting. The safe-haven dollar has been on the back foot, allowing the common currency to gain ground.

After the ceremony, the new occupant of the White House wasted no time and began signing Executive Orders to promote his agenda –and promoted his $1.9 trillion relief bill. Will the package receive bipartisan support as Biden wishes? Markets do not seem to care, seemingly seeing the new administration's enthusiasm as a sign it would pass anyway.

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The Federal Reserve is on call to fund the new expenditure as no new taxes are imminent, and that is weighing on the greenback. The next moves by Biden – and Senate Republicans – will likely have substantial sway on the dollar.

Weekly US Unemployment Claims figures may help convince lawmakers to back further fiscal support. Initial applications jumped to 965,000 last week – the worst since August – a sign that the resurgence of the virus and lapse of government programs is taking its toll. A minor drop is on the cards.

See US Initial Jobless Claims Preview: Waiting for the second recovery

On the other side of the pond, the European Central Bank is in the spotlight on Thursday. Recent inflation figures have hovered around 0%, far from the ECB's 2% target – and the euro's relatively high exchange rate is one of the culprits. Will the bank talk down its currency? ECB President Christine Lagarde will likely warn of the consequences and state that she is "closely monitoring" the common currency's value.

However, the Frankfurt-based institution is unlikely cut its deposit rate below the current -0.50%. AS the past year has shown, printing more euros has only boosted the euro and the only tool to lower it is slashing borrowing costs. Without a credible threat, it would be hard to send EUR/USD down.

See ECB Preview: Lagarde may trigger a “buy the dip” opportunity by trying to talk down the euro

On the vaccination front, Biden aims to ramp up the distribution of jabs, while Europe remains at its sluggish pace. A delay in the shipment of doses from Pfizer is frustrating European leaders and is marginally holding the euro back.

All in all, hopes for US stimulus and a failed attempt by the ECB to talk down the euro may boost EUR/USD.

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

Momentum on the four-hour chart has turned to the upside, a bullish sign. Euro/dollar is also edging above the 50 Simple Moving Average, a sign that bears are retreating. Bulls are not out of the woods just yet but are gaining ground.

The weekly high of 1.2155 is the first line of resistance. It is followed by 1.2180, a stepping stone on the way down. Further above, 1.2225 was a high point last week.

The former triple bottom of 1.2125 is a soft support line. Further down, 1.2075 was a swing low on Wednesday, and it is closely followed by the 2021 bottom of 1.2055.

EUR/USD Price Forecast 2021: Euro-dollar long-term bullish breakout points to 1.2750

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Yohay Elam

FXStreet

Yohay is in Forex since 2008 when he founded Forex Crunch, a blog crafted in his free time that turned into a fully-fledged currency website later sold to Finixio.

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