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EURUSD remains in no man’s land

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EUR/USD remains trapped between 1.12 and 1.15 and as much as the ECB has tried to confirm they are looking to raise rates this year, the market is not agreeing.  ECB’s Hansson noted that the ECB still will keep rates at present levels through the summer, implying we could see a hike as early as September is still possible.  Money markets are still pricing the first ECB hike closer to the middle of 2020.

Hansson’s overall comments regarding the economy suggests they will remain data dependent and that can’t bold well for rate hike expectations in September.

Overnight, Industrial production disappointed for Germany in the month of November, pointing to a potentially lower GDP reading for the fourth quarter.  The broad-based slowdown was led by consumer goods and energy.  Both the monthly and annual readings came in worse than expected and the prior months were revised lower.  The German economy remains vulnerable to both the ongoing trade talks with the US, which have been going on since the end of summer and the uncertainty of Brexit.  If Germany gets their second negative GDP reading, they will fall into a technical recession, which means it will be nearly impossible for the ECB to raise rates in 2019.

Price action on the EURUSD daily chart highlights that tight range that has been in place since mid-October is attempting to breakout higher.  If we see price close above both the 100-day SMA and the 1.15 level, we could see bullish momentum target the 1.1635 level.  If the recent holds, price could consolidate back towards the 1.1350.

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Ed Moya

Ed Moya

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With more than 20 years’ trading experience, Ed Moya was a Senior Market Analyst with OANDA for the Americas from November 2018 to November 2023. His particular expertise lies across a wide range of asset classes including FX, commodities, fixed income, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Over the course of his career, Ed has worked with some of the leading forex brokerages, research teams and news departments on Wall Street including Global Forex Trading, FX Solutions and Trading Advantage. Prior to OANDA he worked with TradeTheNews.com, where he provided market analysis on economic data and corporate news. Based in New York, Ed is a regular guest on several major financial television networks including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo! Finance Live, Fox Business, cheddar news, and CoinDesk TV. His views are trusted by the world’s most respected global newswires including Reuters, Bloomberg and the Associated Press, and he is regularly quoted in leading publications such as MSN, MarketWatch, Forbes, Seeking Alpha, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Ed holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.
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