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Euro Under Pressure over Brexit, Catalonia Worries

October 20, 2017 Share Print 0

The euro has posted losses in the Friday session. Currently, EUR/USD is trading at 1.1804, down 0.40% on the day. On the release front, German PPI gained o.3%, beating the estimate of 0.1%. In the eurozone, the current account surplus jumped to EUR 33.3 billion. Over in the US, Existing Home Sales is expected to slow to 5.30 million, and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will deliver remarks at an event in Washington. 

The Catalonia crisis enters a new phase on Saturday. The Spanish government is expected to implement Article 155 of the Constitution, which allows for the suspension of Catalonia’s autonomy and direct rule from Madrid. This is in response to the refusal of the Catalan government to comply with a deadline to withdraw its declaration of independence. However, this clause has never been triggered before, and it’s not clear what exact measures the central government will take. With emotions near the breaking point, the Spanish government will not want to be seen as repressing Catalonia, so as to avoid further unrest. The crisis has already taken an economic toll. Many large companies are moving their headquarters from Barcelona to Madrid, and tourism to Catalonia has slipped 15 percent since the crisis began two weeks ago. The Spanish stock market was lower on Thursday, and this dragged down the German DAX as well.

European Union leaders are in Brussels for a two-day meeting. On Thursday, British Prime Minister May addressed the group, pleading for progress in the deadlocked Brexit talks. May is facing pressure from some British lawmakers to simply walk away from Europe, and she reminded the 27 EU leaders that she needs to reach a deal that she can sell back home. The EU leaders will reconvene on Friday without May, and are expected to tell her that more progress must be made before the EU is willing to discuss a post-Brexit trade relationship with the UK. The Europeans want to see more progress on the amount of Britain’s exit bill, the border with Northern Ireland and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice on EU citizens living in Britain. There are significant gaps on all three of these issues, and compromises will have to be hammered out if the talks are to move forward.

 

EUR/USD Fundamentals

Friday (October 20)

  • 2:00 German PPI. Estimate 0.1%. Actual 0.3%
  • 4:00 Eurozone Current Account. Estimate 26.2B. Actual 33.3B
  • Tentative – US Federal Budget Balance. Estimate -0.9B
  • 10:00 US Existing Home Sales. Estimate 5.30M
  • 19:30 Fed Chair Janet Yellen Speaks

*All release times are GMT

*Key events are in bold

 

EUR/USD for Friday, October 20, 2017

EUR/USD Friday, October 20 at 5:50 EDT

Open: 1.1852 High: 1.1858 Low: 1.1790 Close: 1.1804

 

EUR/USD Technical

S1 S2 S1 R1 R2 R3
1.1489 1.1611 1.1712 1.1876 1.1996 1.2092

EUR/USD edged lower in the Asian session and the pair has ticked lower in European trade

  • 1.1712 is providing support
  • 1.1876 is the next resistance line

Further levels in both directions:

  • Below: 1.1712, 1.1611, 1.1489 and 1.1366
  • Above: 1.1876, 1.1996 and 1.2018
  • Current range: 1.1712 to 1.1876

OANDA’s Open Positions Ratio

EUR/USD is almost unchanged in the Friday session. Currently, short positions have a majority (64%), indicative of EUR/USD continuing to move to lower ground.

This article is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Corporation or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. Leveraged trading is high risk and not suitable for all. You could lose all of your deposited funds.

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