EURUSD News and Talking Points
– German coalition government rattled further and may not survive.
– US President Trump see leverage in automobile tariffs.
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EURUSD to Move Lower as Headwinds Increase
All is not well in Europe’s economic engine and the euro is set to be hit further lower in the coming weeks. In Germany, Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition government is under threat after CSU party leader and interior minister Horst Seehofer offered to resign in response to the recent EU migration deal. If Seehofer’s resignation is accepted it will call into question the future of Angela Merkel’s government at a time when Europe needs its strongest of pillars. And it is not just internal ructions shaking Germany with the US-EU trade wars seemingly being notched up. Over the weekend US President Trump highlighted again the potential leverage from tariffs against the EU automobile industry, at a time when the sector is still reeling from the emissions scandal and fears over the outcome of a no-deal Brexit. Around 1 in 5 new cars exported from Germany goes to the UK.
EURUSD continues to respect the 1.1500 area after half-a-dozen failed attempts to break lower. Options barriers and quarter-end re-balancing may have prevented move lower but the charts continue to point to further weakness. The pair trade below all three moving averages while the RSI indicator in mid-market but pointing lower. A break below 1.1504 opens the way to 1.1448 with 1.1187 the longer-term objective.
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EURUSD Daily Price Chart (April 2017 – July 2, 2018)
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— Written by Nick Cawley, Analyst
