Europe’s single currency kicked off the week in reasonably robust fashion, gliding to highs of 1.1090 before mildly paring gains into the close. Tops (green arrow) around the 1.1090 neighbourhood on the H4 timeframe is likely viewed as resistance in this market, as is the 1.11 handle.
Should price action remain beneath this base, further downside is likely in store for the EUR/USD, while an upside violation could prompt a retest at the weekly resistance area 1.1119-1.1295.
Shaped by way of a bullish outside day configuration, EUR/USD movement recovered in reasonably robust fashion Thursday. Data out of Germany came with an upbeat tone and markets largely shrugged off better-than-expected US PPI figures.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, in his testimony to the Congressional Joint Economic Committee, largely stuck to the script – policy on hold unless there is a meaningful change in the outlook.
Despite kicking off the week strongly, GBP/USD movement entered a reasonably narrow consolidation Tuesday, between 1.2873/1.2815. On the data front, unemployment in the UK ticked lower by 3.8% vs. 3.9%, while average earnings reported a 3.6% decline vs. 3.7%, revised from 3.8%.
