MarketPulse | Oct 30, 2014 06:53AM ET
EUR/USD has posted slight losses on Thursday, as the pair trades below the 1.26 in the European session. In the Eurozone, German Unemployment Change was excellent, with a reading of -22 thousand. Later in the day, we’ll get a look at German CPI, which is expected to post a decline of 0.1%. In the US, today’s highlights are US GDP and Unemployment Claims. Both indicators are expected to post strong figures, so we could see the dollar post gains later in the North American session. As well, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will address an event in Washington.
The euro is sensitive to German numbers, as Germany is the locomotive of Europe and the largest economy in the Eurozone. Unemployment Change was unexpectedly strong, with a contraction of 22 thousand in September. The estimate stood at 4 thousand. German inflation numbers have been very soft, and German CPI, a key indicator is expected to post a weak reading of -0.1%.
The US dollar gained about 100 points on Wednesday, boosted by a hawkish Fed policy statement. The Fed said that the labor market is strengthening and inflation remains on target, although it did note that the labor market participation rate remains low. As expected the Fed completed the taper of its QE3 program. The asset-purchase program was initially started in 2008, at the height of the economic crisis, in order to boost a weak US economy. The termination of the QE is a symbolic step which is a vote of confidence from the powerful Fed that the US economy is on the right track .
US durable goods looked dismal in September. Core Durable Goods Orders dropped 0.2%, its second decline in three months. This was well short of the estimate of 0.5%. Durable Goods Orders followed suit with a decline of -1.3%. This was a second straight decline, and missed the estimate of 0.4%. There was much better news from CB Consumer Confidence, as the indicator climbed to 94.5 points, up sharply from 86.0 points. The easily beat the estimate of 87.4 and marked a 7-year high.
EUR/USD October 30 9:30 GMT
EUR/USD 1.2587 H: 1.2633 L: 1.2655
EUR/USD Technical
S1 | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | R3 |
1.22286 | 1.2407 | 1.2518 | 1.2688 | 1.2806 | 1.2905 |
Further levels in both directions:
OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio
EUR/USD ratio is pointing to gains in short positions on Thursday. This is not consistent with the movement of the pair, as the euro continues to lose ground. The ratio has a majority of long positions, indicative of trader bias towards the euro reversing direction and moving higher.
EUR/USD Fundamentals
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