EUR: Strong growth across Europe helps the re-rating story – ING

Sandeep Kanihama FXStreet Contributor

In view of the analysts at ING, Eurozone 1Q17 GDP released yesterday showed some welcome geographic broadening of growth and growth in the CE4 region was very impressive indeed, making CE4 currencies the best performers in the world yesterday – a trend ING expect to continue.

Key Quotes

“Expect the EUR to perform well as investors: a) re-assess whether it needs to stay so under-valued, b) prepare for a change in ECB rhetoric at the June 8th meeting (ECB’s Couere yesterday said that a rise in bond yields was a benign increase in the term premium) and c) use it as a safe haven to hedge Trump political risk (EZ has a 3%+ current account surplus). Technically EUR/USD looks as though it can run on to 1.1200 and potentially 1.1300 near term.”

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Sandeep Kanihama

FXStreet Contributor

Sandeep Kanihama is an FX Editor and Analyst with FXstreet having principally focus area on Asia and European markets with commodity, currency and equities coverage. He is stationed in the Indian capital city of Delhi.

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