Mounting pressure of dollar-bulls

EUR/USD

The pressure of USD is getting harder to resist, but the euro seems to cope well with it. Profit-taking in stock exchanges and easing of the situation with the overbought market contributed to decline of US indices , but at the same time aroused demand for dollars. The US currency grew against most of its counterparts yesterday. EURUSD lost about 20 pips, closing the day at 1.3857, while during the day it went as low as 1.3830. Albeit small, this pullback can lay the basis for further growth, as buyers of the single currency and stocks can again appear in the more…

USD holds the line pretty well, for now

EUR/USD

The US dollar managed to preserve its positions on Monday. For EURUSD absence of motion can signal that bulls are moving up fresh reserves. The pair needs a break as technically it now looks overbought or quite so, depending on the technical indicator considered. In the meantime, the American currency, taking advantage of the opportunity, has been gathering momentum at other ‘fronts’. Stock traders decided to take their profits. The optimism, aroused by the employment statistics, didn’t last for long. To stir some considerable selling in the euro and stock exchanges we need a serious reason, but as we go forward more…

EUR flew up on Draghi’s inertness

EUR/USD

Draghi’s press-conference sent the euro much above 1.38. The single currency is now trading at 1.3850. Excluding a short-term upsurge of the pair in December, the pair was that high only in November 2011. Technically, growth of the pair isn’t likely to face any serious resistance right up to 1.4250. The spring triggered and pushed the pair up by over a figure in a couple of hours. It should be mentioned that the upsurge began 45 minutes before the press-conference, which means that the markets presupposed a possibility of the rate cut or measures to increase liquidity in the region. It more…

EUR isn’t allowed above 1.3750

EUR/USD

Yesterday we witnessed a fierce fight between bulls and bears. The latter thwarted three attempts to push the pair below 1.37. The former failed to raise the rates above 1.3750. However, both the camps seemed to spare their strength before the important end of the week. Today the main event for the euro/dollar is a press-conference of the ECB head after the regular monetary policy meeting. As has been mentioned earlier, despite the economic recovery the eurozone still needs incentives. In this connection we supposed that when an opportunity came up, that is when inflation slowed down and the  situation with more…

USD may get its way

EUR/USD

EURUSD was carrying itself well for the most part of the day and only during the US session it began to pull back. As was mentioned yesterday, the euro and the dollar are seen by investors as equally safe before the threat of Russian intervention into the Ukraine. Although in long term the euro is negatively affected by the crisis in the East, in short term the pair is primarily influenced by the economic statistics of Europe  and the USA. Yesterday Final Manufacturing PMI for the eurozone was released. Its rate proved to be a bit higher than the preliminary one, more…