EUR/USD Analysis: Will the Euro hold up above 1.1000?
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EUR/USD leaning lower ahead of critical German PMI
EUR/USD is extending its losses below 1.1100 as markets await forward-looking German PMIs. Later, the ECB minutes may shed light on the next moves by the bank.
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1. Technical Overview
From a technical perspective, nothing seems to have changed much for the pair and the bias remains tilted in favour of bearish traders. A follow-through weakness below the 1.1065 region will reaffirm the negative outlook and set the stage for a move towards challenging the key 1.10 psychological mark with some intermediate support near yearly lows - around the 1.1025 zone. The pair could further slide towards testing a support marked by a descending trend-line extending from December 2018 - currently near the 1.0970 region.
On the flip side, the 1.1100 handle, closely followed by weekly tops near the 1.1115 region now seemed to have emerged as immediate strong resistance levels, above which a bout of short-covering might assist the pair to recover further towards the recent trading range support breakpoint - around the 1.1175-80 region. Any subsequent up-move might continue to confront stiff resistance and remain capped near 100-day SMA - levels just above the 1.1200 round figure mark.
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2. Fundamental Overview
The greenback remained supported by the fact that minutes of the July FOMC meeting tempered expectations of aggressive rate cuts and revealed that most policymakers viewed the 25 bps rate cut as a mid-cycle adjustment rather than the start of a lengthy easing cycle. Several officials stressed the need for flexibility and were united in wanting to signal they were not on a preset path to more cuts. However, given that interest rate futures are pricing in a 100% probability of a rate cut at the Fed's September meeting, the minutes provided a minor lift to the greenback and kept exerting some pressure on the major.
Meanwhile, the market reaction turned out to be rather muted ahead of the Fed Chair Jerome Powell's scheduled speech at Jackson Hole on Friday. Powell's comments will be closely scrutinized for fresh insight over the central bank's near-term monetary policy outlook, which might play a key role in determining the pair's next leg of a directional move. In the meantime, Thursday economic docket - highlighting the release of prelim Euro-zone manufacturing and services PMI - will influence the European currency and produce some short-term trading opportunities.
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3. Big Picture
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Influential Institutions & People for the EUR/USD
The Euro US Dollar can be seriously affected by news or the decisions taken by two main central banks:
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank empowered to manage monetary policy for the Eurozone and maintain price stability, so that the euro’s purchasing power is not eroded by inflation. The ECB aims to ensure that the year-on-year increase in consumer prices is less than, but close to 2% over the medium term. Another of its tasks is the one of controlling the money supply. The European Central Bank’s work is organized via the following decision-making bodies: the Executive Board, the Governing Council and the General Council. Mario Draghi, member of the Executive Board, is also the President of this organism.
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Mario Draghi
Mario Draghi is member of ECB's Executive Board and also the President of this organism. His declarations are an important source of volatility, especially for the Euro and the currencies traded against it. Born in 1947 in Rome, Italy, he graduated of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and became President of the European Central Bank in 2011. Draghi gives press conferences in the back of how the ECB observes the current European economy. His comments may determine positive or negative trends for the Euro in the short-term. Usually, a hawkish outlook is seen as positive/bullish for the EUR, while a dovish one is seen as negative/bearish.
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Jerome Powell
Jerome Powell took office as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in February 2018, for a four-year term ending in February 2022. His term as a member of the Board of Governors will expire January 31, 2028. Born in Washington D.C., he received a bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University in 1975 and earned a law degree from Georgetown University in 1979. Powell served as an assistant secretary and as undersecretary of the Treasury under President George H.W. Bush. He also worked as a lawyer and investment banker in New York City. From 1997 through 2005, Powell was a partner at The Carlyle Group.
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About EUR/USD
The EUR/USD (or Euro Dollar) currency pair belongs to the group of 'Majors', a way to mention the most important pairs in the world. This group also includes the following currency pairs: GBP/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF, NZD/USD and USD/CAD. The popularity is due to the fact that it gathers two main economies: the European and American (from United States of America) ones. This is a widely traded currency pair where the Euro is the base currency and the US Dollar is the counter currency. Since the EUR/USD pair consists of more than half of all the trading volume worldwide in the Forex Market, it is almost impossible for a gap to appear, let alone a consequent breakaway gap in the opposite direction.
Normally, it is very quiet during the Asian session because economic data that affects the fundamentals of those currencies is released in either the European or U.S. session. Once traders in Europe get to their desks a flurry of activity hits the tape as they start filling customer orders and jockey for positions. At noon activity slows down as traders step out for lunch and then picks back up again as the U.S. comes online. If there is important U.S. data we can expect quiet markets just ahead of the number. U.S. economic news have the ability to either reinforce an existing trend or reverse it depending on by how much it missed or beat expectations with the EUR/USD news. By 5:00 GMT liquidity leaves the market once again as European traders close out positions and head home.
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GBP/USD
The GBP/USD (or Pound Dollar) currency pair belongs to the group of 'Majors', a way to mention the most important pairs worldwide. This group also includes the following currency pairs: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CHF, NZD/USD and USD/CAD. The pair is also called 'The Cable', reffering to the first Transatlantic cable that was crossing the Atlantic Ocean in order to connect Great Britain with the United States of America. This term was originated in the mid-19th century and it makes GBP/USD one of the oldest currency pairs in the world.
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USD/JPY
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