Having initially rallied on the Brexit deal news (event A on the chart), EUR/USD dipped on the US inflation and retail sales data, but returned to a slow uptrend afterwards. It looks like it is becoming difficult for the currency pair to continue its growth above the multi-year highs. US CPI increased by 0.1% in December following 0.4% growth in November. The rise was the same as the forecast value. However, core CPI (excluding food and energy […]
Read moreThe euro today rallied higher against the US dollar after news emerged that Angela Merkel was finally on the verge of forming a coalition government. The euro extended yesterday’s rally, which was triggered by the hawkish European Central Bank minutes, as the German political headlines ended months of uncertainty. The EUR/USD currency pair gained over 100 points to rally from a low of 1.2039 to a high of 1.2149 in the early American session. The euro’s biggest […]
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