Caution Over the Euro’s Direction as It Weakens Against the Yen
08.12.2022
- Remarks by Koji Tsuki, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada (BOC)
- Hungary: Consumer Price Index
In the previous day’s U.S. currency trading, the U.S. dollar weakened against the euro, and the EUR/USD pair rose from 1.0442 to 1.0548.From a technical perspective, the EUR/USD pair has entered an ascending pennant pattern on the 4-hour chart, with higher lows and lower highs. It will be worth watching to see if the pair breaks out of this ascending pennant after a period of consolidation.
European currencies fell against the yen despite the fact that the final figures for the third-quarter GDP in the eurozone, released yesterday, rose from the market forecast of 0.2% to 0.3% and exceeded the previous reading.After falling to 143.260, the euro/yen pair has been trading around 143.500 during today’s Asian session. On the daily chart, the euro/yen pair continues its downward trend with the 20-day moving average acting as resistance, so traders should remain cautious of further declines during the European session.
Today’s economic indicators include Swedish housing prices at 16:00, the Hungarian Consumer Price Index and Hungarian trade balance at 17:00,South Africa’s Q4 Consumer Confidence Index at 18:00, South Africa’s Current Account Balance at 18:00, South Africa’s Manufacturing Output and Canada’s Leading Economic Index at 20:00, ECB President Lagarde’s remarks at 21:00, Brazil’s Retail Sales,Mexico: Consumer Price Index; at 22:30: U.S. Initial Jobless Claims, Remarks by SNB Board Member Mekler; at 24:30: U.S. Weekly Natural Gas Inventories; at 26:30: Remarks by BOC Deputy Governor Kozitski.We should remain vigilant regarding the direction of the euro, which is showing signs of weakness against the yen.
