Key Points to Watch Out For: U.S. CPI Likely to Stay Elevated The Federal Reserve made limited headway in curbing inflation throughout 2024, with most indicators ending the year slightly below their starting points. Policymakers aimed for a 2.0% inflation target but faced persistent price increases hovering around 3.0%. November’s CPI data showed encouraging signs […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: Falls Below 1.0250 Amid Fed’s Potential Pause in Rate Adjustments
The EUR/USD continues its downtrend for the fifth consecutive session, trading around 1.0240. The pair appears to face persistent pressure as the U.S. dollar strengthens, buoyed by better-than-expected employment growth in the U.S. for December. U.S. Labor Market Data Bolsters the Dollar Data released on Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: Pair Declines Again, Remains Distant From Key Technical Levels
The EUR/USD pair dropped on Tuesday, losing nearly four-tenths of a percentage point after a failed recovery attempt to breach the 1.0400 level. The pair continues to trade just above the 26-month lows reached last week, though the rebound remains modest. Euro bulls face increasing urgency for a reversal as the Fib retracement levels indicate […]
Outlook for the Week of January 06 – 10
Key Points to Watch Out For: Will U.S. Data Provide More Momentum for the Dollar? The U.S. dollar started the year with a slight pullback, but it quickly resumed its dominant uptrend. The Federal Reserve’s hawkish stance—lowering its 2025 rate cut forecasts to only two quarter-point reductions—has widened yield differentials between the U.S. and other […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: Hovering Around 1.0300 Ahead of Preliminary German Inflation Data
The EUR/USD pair is retreating from last session’s gains and trading around the 1.0300 mark in Monday’s session. Traders are closely monitoring the Eurozone Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) and the preliminary German Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, both scheduled for release today. The pair is experiencing downward pressure as market analysts predict further declines, […]
Outlook for the Week of December 23 – 27
Key Points to Watch Out For: Inflation Appears to Be Dollar-Friendly The U.S. dollar has emerged as a dominant force in 2024, a sharp reversal from the dynamics of 2023 when Europe and other global markets struggled with persistent inflation. The Federal Reserve’s efforts to combat inflation have yielded significant progress, setting it apart from […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: Rises to Near 1.0450 on Increased Prospects That the Fed Will Leave Rates Steady in January
The EUR/USD pair is trading near 1.0430 on Monday, holding flat after Friday’s gains. The pair’s rise is attributed to a weakening U.S. dollar following the release of the U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index data. The November inflation report revealed that year-on-year core PCE inflation, the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, rose […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: Pair Plunges and Falls Behind 1.05
The euro’s upward momentum dissipated on Tuesday, pushing the EUR/USD pair below the 1.0500 level as traders prepared for the final Federal Reserve meeting of 2024. European data releases remain sparse this week, leaving Fiber traders navigating key U.S. economic data as their primary focus. Euro markets largely overlooked the multiple appearances by European Central […]
Outlook for the Week of December 09 – 13
Key Points to Watch Out For: Fed to Pause in January Following last week’s data, which showed U.S. inflation slightly higher than in October, market participants are nearly unanimous in expecting the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates by 25 basis points this week. However, the likelihood of a pause in January has climbed to […]
Daily Technical Analysis EUR/USD: The Pair Holds at 1.0500 Level Ahead of Fed Decision
The EUR/USD started the week with further gains, trading near 1.0520. This rise could suggest a weakening U.S. dollar, driven by soft U.S. Treasury yields ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision scheduled for Wednesday. The Fed is widely expected to announce a 25 basis point rate cut at its final monetary policy meeting […]