The long-term outlook for the Euro has been boosted significantly by a Franco-German proposal for a €500 billion coronavirus Recovery Fund, even though an agreement is not yet close. more...
Australian Forecast: Australian Dollar Could Face First RBA Rate Cut Since August 2016 The Australian Dollar heads into a new week battered by more feeble data and with more to play for at an RBA meeting than usual. GBP Forecast: Sterling (GBP) Price Outlook: Brexit Anger May Dampen Sterling Strength UK politics look set to re-assert themselves and Sterling is very likely to suffer. ...
A week ago, EUR bears were likely chilling their champagne bottles in anticipation of potential profits to be realized as of the close of trading this week. An ECB with a worsening economic outlook seemed to be a ripe environment for sharp losses. On Wednesday, when the ECB met, the markets grabbed onto the message that the ECB will consider whether it needs to mitigate any of the side effects from negative rates and the long-term bank funding “solution: known as TLTRO-III, but that was not enough ...
The Euro is back to testing resistance guiding it lower against he US Dollar since January 2018, a barrier reinforced by the top of a choppy channel in play over the past two months. Another rejection might open the door for the next leg in the single currency’s slow downward grind while a break higher has might set the stage for a significant medium-term trend reversal. more...
Trading the News: U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) The U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) may undermine the recent rebound in EUR/USD as the headline reading is expected to hold steady at 1.6% in February. What's more is that the core rate of inflation is projected to print 2.2% for the fourth consecutive month, and signs of sticky price growth may spark a bullish reaction in the U.S. dollar as it put pressure on the Federal ...