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22:32:26 10-04-2024

EUR/USD under pressure after US CPI and FOMC minutes

  • US headline and core CPI exceeded expectations, rising to 3.5% and 3.8% respectively in March.
  • FOMC minutes from March highlighted uncertainty about the persistence of high inflation and the efficacy of monetary policy.

The EUR/USD pair declined to 1.0739, representing a substantial decline of 1.1%. This decline has occurred following the release of hot inflation figures from the US which fueled hawkish bets on the Federal Reserve (Fed). The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes from the March meeting didn’t trigger any reaction.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Wednesday that the nation's inflation rate, reflected by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased from 3.2% in February to 3.5% in March on an annual basis. This outstripped the predicted market forecast of 3.4%. The yearly core CPI, which omits fluctuating food and energy costs, mirrored February's growth by rising 3.8%. Both the CPI and the core CPI climbed by 0.4% monthly, exceeding analysts' projection of 0.3%. As a reaction, US Treasury yields soared while the odds of a June Rate cut by the Fed declined to over 20%. The mix of hawkish bets as rising yields benefited the USD during the session.

On the other hand, the FOMC Minutes disclosed a general lack of assurance amongst participants concerning the persistence of high inflation rates, with recent data failing to bolster their trust in the economy cooling down and t in the inflation rate steadily reaching the 2% benchmark. With inflation running hot as well as the labor market, officials may change their language and slowly give up on the chances of a June rate cut by the Fed.

EUR/USD technical analysis

On the daily chart, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) fell within negative territory, with the latest reading at 38. This deviation from a positive trend suggests a shift in market dominance towards the sellers. Along with the RSI, the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) displayed a fresh red bar, indicating negative market momentum.

In the broader outlook, the EUR/USD also exhibits a bearish trend as it is positioned below key Simple Moving Averages (SMAs). SMAs are tools used to smooth out significant price data fluctuations over specific time periods to discern market trends. Specifically, today it fell below the 200-day SMA, typically considered a long-term trend indicator.

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price 1.0743
Today Daily Change -0.0114
Today Daily Change % -1.05
Today daily open 1.0857
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 1.0843
Daily SMA50 1.083
Daily SMA100 1.0873
Daily SMA200 1.0833
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 1.0885
Previous Daily Low 1.0848
Previous Weekly High 1.0876
Previous Weekly Low 1.0725
Previous Monthly High 1.0981
Previous Monthly Low 1.0768
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1.0862
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1.0871
Daily Pivot Point S1 1.0842
Daily Pivot Point S2 1.0826
Daily Pivot Point S3 1.0804
Daily Pivot Point R1 1.0879
Daily Pivot Point R2 1.0901
Daily Pivot Point R3 1.0916

 

 

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