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FOREX NEWS: EURO SHOWS MIXED REACTION AFTER ECB, US DOLLAR ENDS THE WEEK IN CONTROL
EUR/USD
Forex News: The ECB left the rate unchanged at 0.00% and Mario Draghi’s press conference triggered erratic movement. The initial Euro strength soon faded and the Dollar broke support.
Technical Outlook
The initial climb found resistance at the 50 period Exponential Moving Average and soon after, the pair broke the support at 1.0955. If the bears can keep price below this level, we will probably see a move closer to 1.0900 but we must note that the Relative Strength Index and Stochastic are approaching oversold and this may favour bullish retracements.
Fundamental Outlook
Today is the second day of the European Economic Summit and this may be a reason for increased volatility but other than that, there’s nothing major on the economic calendar.
GBP/USD
The British Retail Sales numbers came out below analysts’ expectations and this weakened the Pound, generating a bearish session and a bounce at resistance.
Technical Outlook
The pair found resistance at the 50 period Exponential Moving Average and 1.2325 level. The Pound is also weakened by disappointing economic data so we may see a drop closer to 1.2090. Both oscillators are pointing downwards and the pair is in a downtrend, thus increasing the chances of a move lower. As long as the pair is trading below resistance and below the 50 EMA, our bias is bearish.
Fundamental Outlook
The United Kingdom didn’t schedule any major economic releases but the European Economic Summit can affect the Pound so we recommend caution.
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