Should We Keep an Eye on the Euro Amid Concerns Over the European Economic Situation?
28.04.2022
- U.S. Core PCE Deflator
- U.S. Weekly Natural Gas Inventories
The previous day, the U.S. dollar continued to strengthen against the euro. The GBP/USD pair fell 90 pips from 1.259 to 1.250.GBP/USD had been trending down gradually along the daily 20-day moving average (MA), but the trend has reversed; the pair has now deviated significantly from the daily MA and has posted six consecutive bearish candles. Therefore, while keeping an eye on economic data releases during U.S. trading hours today, traders should remain vigilant for potential reversal points.
European currencies faced headwinds as concerns over infrastructure persisted following announcements by major countries, including Germany, of phased crude oil embargoes against Russia, and Russia’s threats to cut off gas supplies, weighing on the euro’s upside.The EUR/AUD pair fell by about 160 pips from 1.494 to 1.477. Market conditions make it difficult for the euro to sustain a rebound.
Today’s schedule includes Turkey’s Economic Confidence Index at 16:00, the ECB’s Monthly Report at 17:00, Germany’s Consumer Price Index (flash estimate) at 21:00, U.S. Initial Jobless Claims at 21:30, U.S. Q1 GDP, U.S. Personal Consumption Expenditures,U.S. Core PCE Deflator, at 11:30 p.m. U.S. Weekly Natural Gas Inventories, at midnight the U.S. Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Activity Index, and at 2:00 a.m. a U.S. 7-year Treasury note auction. We will carefully assess the strength and weakness of various currencies heading into the weekend.
