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30 May 2014
EUR/USD edging higher, eyes on 1.3620
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The shared currency looks to put further distance from the key support at 1.3600 on Friday, taking the EUR/USD to test the upper band around 1.3615/20.
EUR/USD indifferent after data
The pair has practically paid no attention to today’s mixed results from the German retail sales and lower than expected consumer prices in Italy, managing to keep the trade above the 1.3600 handle so far. However, the heavy trade is set to prevail, as the ECB meeting is closer. “Recent euro weakness in advance of next week’s ECB policy meeting highlights that monetary easing expectations have likely already been discounted. For euro weakness to accelerate after next week’s meeting, it would likely require the ECB to either adopt some form of asset purchases or indicate that they are becoming a more realistic policy option in the near-term”, suggested the research team at BTMU.
EUR/USD key levels
At the moment the pair is up 0.08% at 1.3614 and a break above 1.3638 (high May 28) would open the door to 1.3644 (200-d MA) and finally 1.3655 (Tenkan Sen). On the downside, the immediate support aligns at 1.3586 (low May 29) followed by 1.3585 (low Feb.13) and then 1.3563 (low Feb.12).
EUR/USD indifferent after data
The pair has practically paid no attention to today’s mixed results from the German retail sales and lower than expected consumer prices in Italy, managing to keep the trade above the 1.3600 handle so far. However, the heavy trade is set to prevail, as the ECB meeting is closer. “Recent euro weakness in advance of next week’s ECB policy meeting highlights that monetary easing expectations have likely already been discounted. For euro weakness to accelerate after next week’s meeting, it would likely require the ECB to either adopt some form of asset purchases or indicate that they are becoming a more realistic policy option in the near-term”, suggested the research team at BTMU.
EUR/USD key levels
At the moment the pair is up 0.08% at 1.3614 and a break above 1.3638 (high May 28) would open the door to 1.3644 (200-d MA) and finally 1.3655 (Tenkan Sen). On the downside, the immediate support aligns at 1.3586 (low May 29) followed by 1.3585 (low Feb.13) and then 1.3563 (low Feb.12).