MarketPulse | Nov 30, 2016 04:30AM ET
EUR/USD is almost unchanged in the Wednesday session, as the pair trades at 1.0640. On the release schedule, German Retail Sales posted a gain of 2.4%, well above the forecast of 1.0%. The Eurozone CPI Flash Estimate is expected to edge up to 0.6%. The US will release ADP Nonfarm Employment Change, with the markets predicting an improvement of 161 thousand. As well, OPEC members will meet in Vienna, hoping to reach an agreement to cap oil production.
In an attempt to raise anemic inflation levels, the ECB lowered interest rates to 0.00% in March. Still, the inflation target of 2.0% remains elusive. On Tuesday, German Preliminary CPI dipped to 0.1% in November, down from 0.2% a month earlier. However, Eurozone CPI Flash Estimate has been moving upwards and is expected to improve to 0.6% in November. German Preliminary CPI came in at 0.2% in October and is expected to edge lower to 0.1% in the November report. The ECB will meet for a policy meeting next week and is likely to maintain current rate levels. On Monday, ECB President Mario Draghi addressed an ECB parliamentary committee. Draghi said that the Eurozone growth had been “moderate but steady” despite the effects of global economic and political uncertainty. Draghi also said that he expected the economy’s recovery to continue.
It was a banner day for US numbers on Tuesday, as GDP and consumer confidence data pointed upwards. Preliminary GDP sparkled in the third quarter, as the economy expanded 3.2%, above the forecast of 3.0%. The 3.2% gain was an upwards revision of Advance GDP, which came in at 2.9%. Solid consumer confidence numbers have been a critical factor in the US recovery, as an optimistic consumer is likely to go out and spend money. CB Consumer Confidence jumped to 107.1 points in November, surpassing the 100-level for the third time in four months. Last week, UoM Consumer Sentiment jumped to 93.8 points, its highest level since May. Donald Trump’s surprise election victory has not had an adverse effect on consumer confidence, and if these rosy numbers translate into stronger consumer spending, the US dollar could continue to climb against its rivals.
EUR/USD Fundamentals
Wednesday (November 29)
*All release times are GMT
* Key events are in bold
EUR/USD for Wednesday, November 30, 2016
EUR/USD November 30 at 11:20 GMT
Open: 1.0647 High: 1.0664 Low: 1.0619 Close: 1.0652
EUR/USD Technical
S1 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
1.0414 | 1.0506 | 1.0616 | 1.0708 | 1.0821 | 1.0957 |
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
EUR/USD ratio remains unchanged this week. Currently, short positions have a majority (65%), indicative of trader bias towards EUR/USD breaking out and moving lower.
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