Morning Report: 07.00 London

The euro remains under pressure this morning after selling off yesterday on the back of disappointing services PMI data. The EUR/USD is down slightly again, below 1.1700 after the euro struggled despite a weak dollar. The EUR/JPY has now dropped for six straight days, while the EUR/GBP plunged below 0.8900. The EUR/JPY and EUR/GBP are now the worst performers on the week to date.

The British pound is performing slightly better, though is selling off slightly this morning.

The Australian dollar is under pressure this morning, with the AUD/USD falling below 0.7400 once again. The AUD/JPY is reversing yesterday’s gains. Austalian CPI came in slightly below estimates.

Sentiment against precious metals continues to worsen, with both gold and silver struggling to lift off the lows.

Coming up today

Today, we have German Ifo business climate at 09.00.

Crude oil inventories are at 15.30.

Trade Idea

Gold continues to lose its glitter and is struggling at the lows along with other precious metals. While the dollar remains strong, it’s worth betting on further downside from here.

July 25th, 2018: Euro Hit By Services Miss

A good way to play this is a LOWER trade predicting that gold will close below $1210 in 14 days for a potential return of 229%.

July 25th, 2018: Euro Hit By Services Miss

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