Everything has its limits. There’s a certain boiling point after which everything changes. Bad news can become good news for a currency. I’m not sure if the euro has reached its boiling point, but weak data on German GDP and European economic confidence pushed EUR/USD to rise above 1.06. And yet, the 7% rally in gas prices amid the escalation of the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East could have scared the bulls. But it didn’t.
Since the start of the armed conflict in Israel, the price of natural gas has surged by 30%. Despite the absence of a large-scale invasion in the enclave, the situation is tense. Furthermore, Egypt’s announcement of zero gas imports, which would then be re-exported to Europe, theoretically should have hit EUR/USD. We all remember how severe the energy crisis was for the eurozone’s economy in 2022. A repeat of that would be a heavy burden on the euro.
Today, the currency bloc is barely standing on its feet even without soaring gas prices. Germany’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in the third quarter, and the economic confidence index in the currency bloc has been declining for the sixth consecutive month. What more reason do you need to sell EUR/USD? Fortunately for the bulls, Bloomberg experts had forecasted a deeper decline for both the first and second indicators. As a result, stronger statistics allowed the euro to counterattack against the US dollar.
Dynamics of the German economy
Bloomberg surprised with an optimistic statement, saying they see the first signs of economic activity stabilization. Meanwhile, European Central Bank officials tried to disprove the market’s pessimistic predictions about deposit rates. Gediminas Simkus, the head of the Bank of Lithuania, said he would be surprised if borrowing costs declined in the first half of 2024. His colleague from Slovakia, Peter Kazimir, pointed out the inappropriateness of market rates indicating a loosening of monetary policy over the next six months. The ECB must first prepare forecasts for December and March and only then confirm that the monetary tightening cycle is complete.
The hawkish speeches of the ECB representatives fueled the pair’s corrective move. In my opinion, this is due to speculative shorts closing ahead of important events such as the announcement from the Treasury about the scale of bond issuance in the fourth quarter, the FOMC meeting, and the US labor market report for October.
Dynamics of the European Economic Confidence Index
Despite the expectation of increased debt issuance volumes in the primary market by primary dealers, the bond yield rally is not helping the bears. It’s unlikely that the Federal Reserve will turn hawkish at the meeting on October 31 and November 1. Simultaneously, disappointing U.S. employment statistics could be an unpleasant surprise for the dollar.
Technically, on the daily EUR/USD chart, if quotes break out of the fair value range of 1.051-1.061, the pair may continue to rally towards 1.0645, 1.069, and 1.0715. However, the bears may step in there. Sell the pair on rallies.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company – www.instaforex.com
Everything has its limits. There’s a certain boiling point after which everything changes. Bad news can become good news for a currency. I’m not sure if the euro has reached its boiling point, but weak data on German GDP and European economic confidence pushed EUR/USD to rise above 1.06. And yet, the 7% rally in gas prices amid the escalation of the geopolitical crisis in the Middle East could have scared the bulls. But it didn’t.
Since the start of the armed conflict in Israel, the price of natural gas has surged by 30%. Despite the absence of a large-scale invasion in the enclave, the situation is tense. Furthermore, Egypt’s announcement of zero gas imports, which would then be re-exported to Europe, theoretically should have hit EUR/USD. We all remember how severe the energy crisis was for the eurozone’s economy in 2022. A repeat of that would be a heavy burden on the euro.
Today, the currency bloc is barely standing on its feet even without soaring gas prices. Germany’s GDP shrank by 0.1% in the third quarter, and the economic confidence index in the currency bloc has been declining for the sixth consecutive month. What more reason do you need to sell EUR/USD? Fortunately for the bulls, Bloomberg experts had forecasted a deeper decline for both the first and second indicators. As a result, stronger statistics allowed the euro to counterattack against the US dollar.
Dynamics of the German economy
Bloomberg surprised with an optimistic statement, saying they see the first signs of economic activity stabilization. Meanwhile, European Central Bank officials tried to disprove the market’s pessimistic predictions about deposit rates. Gediminas Simkus, the head of the Bank of Lithuania, said he would be surprised if borrowing costs declined in the first half of 2024. His colleague from Slovakia, Peter Kazimir, pointed out the inappropriateness of market rates indicating a loosening of monetary policy over the next six months. The ECB must first prepare forecasts for December and March and only then confirm that the monetary tightening cycle is complete.
The hawkish speeches of the ECB representatives fueled the pair’s corrective move. In my opinion, this is due to speculative shorts closing ahead of important events such as the announcement from the Treasury about the scale of bond issuance in the fourth quarter, the FOMC meeting, and the US labor market report for October.
Dynamics of the European Economic Confidence Index
Despite the expectation of increased debt issuance volumes in the primary market by primary dealers, the bond yield rally is not helping the bears. It’s unlikely that the Federal Reserve will turn hawkish at the meeting on October 31 and November 1. Simultaneously, disappointing U.S. employment statistics could be an unpleasant surprise for the dollar.
Technically, on the daily EUR/USD chart, if quotes break out of the fair value range of 1.051-1.061, the pair may continue to rally towards 1.0645, 1.069, and 1.0715. However, the bears may step in there. Sell the pair on rallies.
The material has been provided by InstaForex Company – www.instaforex.com
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