Should We Keep an Eye on Changes in Currency Strength This Weekend?
28.10.2022
- U.S. Personal Income
- U.S. Core PCE Deflator
U.S. currencies rose against the euro yesterday after the U.S. third-quarter GDP figure, released yesterday, came in at 2.6%, exceeding the pre-release consensus. The EUR/USD pair fell by approximately 130 pips from 1.0093 to 0.9957.The pair fell from the +2σ level of the 4-hour Bollinger Bands to just below the 20-period moving average. However, since no RSI divergence has appeared on either the 4-hour or daily charts—and the bullish signal has not been negated—traders should be on the lookout for a potential decline in the U.S. dollar from the weekend through the start of next week.
Although the ECB raised its policy rate by 0.75% to 2.00% during yesterday’s policy announcement, the euro fell, putting downward pressure on the pound, another European currency.The EUR/GBP pair fell by approximately 80 pips from 0.8688 to 0.8609, approaching this month’s low. On the daily chart, the price has broken below the 75-day moving average (MA) with a real body candle, so we need to remain vigilant as to whether the decline will continue.
Today, during Asian trading hours at 15:45, the French Producer Price Index and French Consumer Price Index will be released; during European trading hours at 16:00, the Swiss KOF Leading Index will be released; at 17:00, Germany’s third-quarter GDP (flash estimate) will be released; and at 21:00, Germany’sCPI, at 21:30 during U.S. trading hours: Canadian GDP, U.S. personal income, U.S. personal spending, U.S. PCE deflator, and U.S. core PCE deflator, and at 23:00: U.S. pending home sales and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.We will be closely monitoring how these economic releases affect currency strength and weakness over the weekend.
