USD/SEK rises after weak Swedish data

The USD/SEK pair commences the week with mild gains around 10.80.
Ahead of the Riksbank decision on Wednesday weak Swedish data pressures down the SEK.
Markets adjusted their bets on the Fed after the soft NFP report from the US on Friday.

Patricio Martín FXStreet

The USD/SEK pair is currently trading with mild gains to begin the week. Despite the optimism from the Federal Reserve's (Fed) projected robust Q2 growth, there are concerns that softer data might impact the USD negatively which may trigger another adjustment of the market's bets on the easing cycle. On the SEK’s side, soft PMIs seem to be applying downward pressure.

On the data front, Sweden's April services and composite PMIs disappointed, with services registering at 48.1 compared to an anticipated 53.8, and a revised figure of 54.1. This decline contributed to a composite PMI of 49.0, down from a revised 53.0 and marked the lowest level since November. As for now, markets anticipate only a 60% chance of a cut this Wednesday from the Riksbank, although a cut becomes fully priced in for June 27.

On the USD side, following the weak job report released on Friday, the likelihood of a July rate cut has surged to 40% from the previous 25%, and the probability of a rate cut in September is near to be price in, after standing at around 55%. The Greenback’s dynamic will be set by the incoming data as Jerome Powell stated that the bank remains data dependent. With no highlights this week, the pair pace will likely be set by the Riksbank’s tone and the market's response to it.

USD/SEK technical analysis

On the daily chart, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) of the USD/SEK pair reveals a transition towards a negative trend falling towards 50. Complementing the RSI effects, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) histogram is rising yet printing red bars. This brings to light an increasing negative momentum in the market and a shift of momentum which might start favoring the sellers.

USD/SEK daily chart

USD/SEK

Overview
Today last price	10.8067
Today Daily Change	0.0166
Today Daily Change %	0.15
Today daily open	10.7901

Trends
Daily SMA20	10.8454
Daily SMA50	10.6062
Daily SMA100	10.4665
Daily SMA200	10.6548

Levels
Previous Daily High	10.8969
Previous Daily Low	10.7346
Previous Weekly High	11.1318
Previous Weekly Low	10.7346
Previous Monthly High	11.0627
Previous Monthly Low	10.4914
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	10.7966
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	10.8349
Daily Pivot Point S1	10.7175
Daily Pivot Point S2	10.645
Daily Pivot Point S3	10.5553
Daily Pivot Point R1	10.8798
Daily Pivot Point R2	10.9695
Daily Pivot Point R3	11.0421

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Patricio Martín

FXStreet

Patricio is an economist from Argentina passionate about global finance and understanding the daily movements of the markets.

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