MarketPulse | Apr 08, 2014 08:05AM ET
EUR/USD continues to post gains on Tuesday, as the pair is trading in the mid-1.37 range in the European session. The euro received some support after ECB policymakers said non-conventional easing measures are remain on the table. In economic news, the French trade deficit narrowed last month, dropping to its lowest level in over three years. In the US, today's highlight is JOLTS Job Openings. The markets are expecting a slight improvement in the March reading.
It was more of the same from the ECB last week, as the central bank stood pat and did not make any moves, despite serious worries about weak growth and low inflation. On Tuesday, ECB policymaker Yves Mersch said that ECB officials were working on a QE scheme in order to combat deflationary pressures, but there was no immediate need for such a program. Meanwhile, Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann said that monetary policy alone will not solve the Eurozone's economic problems, saying that political leaders must undertake fiscal and other reforms.
German data continues to beat expectations, as the Eurozone's largest economy continues to post respectable numbers. Industrial Production dropped to 0.4%, down from 0.8% a month earlier, but this edged above the estimate of 0.3%. Last week, German Retail Sales, Unemployment Change and Factory Orders all beat their estimates, as the German economy appears to be moving in the right direction.
The Eurozone continues to struggle with weak inflation and a high euro, so there has been pressure on the ECB for some time now to take action. However, on Thursday the ECB opted to stand pat. The central bank kept interest rates at the ultra-low level of 0.25% and ECB chief Mario Draghi said that monetary easing remains a possibility, but clearly the ECB is in no rush to make any moves.
EUR/USD April 8 at 10:50 GMT
EUR/USD 1.3767 H: 1.3738 L: 1.3674
EUR/USD Technical
S3 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
1.3410 | 1.3585 | 1.3649 | 1.3786 | 1.3893 | 1.4000 |
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA's Open Positions Ratio
EUR/USD ratio is pointing to gains in short positions on Tuesday, reversing the direction seen a day earlier. This is not consistent with the pair's current movement, as the euro has edged upwards. Short positions retain a strong majority, indicative of trader bias towards the dollar reversing its current direction and moving higher.
EUR/USD has posted modest gains on Tuesday. The pair is almost unchanged in the European session.
EUR/USD Fundamentals
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