Technical View for June 30th 2022: EUR/USD Echoing Weakness as Dollar Index Extends Gains
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- June 29, 2022
Charts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: Europe’s shared currency was on the ropes against its US counterpart on Wednesday, cementing a second session in the red. The US Dollar Index pencilled in another consecutive advance against major peers, eyeing 105.79, 15th June top. For those who read Wednesday’s technical briefing, you may recall I
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: Sellers strengthened their grip on Tuesday; EUR/USD dipped to a low of $1.0503 and erased 0.5 per cent on the session. US consumer confidence fell for a second consecutive month in June to 98.7, its lowest levels since early 2021. The aftermath saw major US equity indices slide,
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: Monday welcomed reasonably upbeat data out of the US; durable goods orders increased 0.7 per cent, versus the market consensus of 0.1 per cent. The US dollar immediately witnessed a bid against its major peers (US Dollar Index), though the move was short-lived and topped around 104.21 to
READ MOREXJO WEEKLY: Last week’s low saw the retest of the 6890 completed, with a high close in the range.
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) US Dollar Index (Daily Timeframe): Successfully snapping a three-week bullish phase, sellers stepped in last week and pulled the US Dollar Index 0.5 per cent lower. As central bankers around the world attempt to curb escalating inflation—increasing rates in chorus with the US Federal Reserve—the greenback may struggle against
READ MOREECB MEETINGS OF 2020 SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED ECB ‘STRATEGY REVIEWS’.
Newly minted Chair Christine Lagarde clearly wanted to give herself ‘room’ having ordered a review to consider all aspects of its mandates, targets specifically inflation, performance, operational tools, communication and policy setting, plus others. It clearly leaves the ECB in a holding pattern, but that holding pattern means its highly unconventional policies setting won’t change until the Strategy Review is complete.
Charts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell was in the spotlight on Wednesday, testifying on the Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report before the Senate Banking Committee. Powell reaffirmed his commitment to tame inflation pressures, and also acknowledged the risk of recession, though had little to say on the future of
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: Major US equity indexes witnessed an enthusiastic open, following Monday’s closure in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day. This weighed on safe-haven assets, including the US dollar, which underpinned a EUR/USD bid. In terms of economic data for the greenback, US existing home sales took the spotlight in
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) EUR/USD: As US banks remain closed in observance of Juneteenth National Independence Day, Europe’s shared currency welcomed a modest bid against its US counterpart on Monday. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde, however, was on the microphone restating that the European Central Bank (ECB) intends to increase rates by
READ MOREXJO WEEKLY: Last week’s low saw the retest of the 6890 completed, with a high close in the range.
READ MORECharts: Trading View (Italics: Previous Analysis) US Dollar Index (Daily Timeframe): The US dollar—measured by the US Dollar Index—extended recovery gains last week, adding 0.4 per cent and touching a high of 105.79, values not visited since 2002. Consequently, the decision point from 105.61-104.87 came under attack and had its upper boundary probed as a
READ MOREECB MEETINGS OF 2020 SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED ECB ‘STRATEGY REVIEWS’.
Newly minted Chair Christine Lagarde clearly wanted to give herself ‘room’ having ordered a review to consider all aspects of its mandates, targets specifically inflation, performance, operational tools, communication and policy setting, plus others. It clearly leaves the ECB in a holding pattern, but that holding pattern means its highly unconventional policies setting won’t change until the Strategy Review is complete.
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