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ECB Raises Rates But Euro Falls
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ECB Raises Rates But Euro Falls
By MarketPulse (Kenny Fisher) | Feb 03, 2023 04:25AM ET The euro is catching its breath on Friday after some sharp swings over the past two days. EUR/USD is trading quietly at the 1.09 line.
Fed, ECB Send Euro on a Wild Ride
This week’s central bank rate announcements sent the euro on a roller-coaster ride. The Fed’s 25-basis point hike pushed the euro higher by 1.16%, while the ECB hike of 50-bp sent the euro down by 0.76%. The end result is that the euro is back to where it started the week, just below the 1.09 line.
The Fed rate decision sent the US dollar broadly lower. Investors were heartened by Jerome Powell saying that the disinflation process had begun and that he expected another couple of rate hikes before the current rate-hike cycle wrapped up. The markets expect inflation to fall faster than the Fed thinks and are counting on some rate cuts this year, even though Powell said yesterday that he does not expect to cut rates this year. The markets were looking for a dovish bend to Powell’s remarks, and once they found it, stocks went up, and the US dollar went down.
The ECB meeting came a day after the Fed decision, and the rate hike of 50-bp was expected. Still, the euro fell sharply, perhaps due to a confusing message from the ECB. On the one hand, in its policy statement, the central bank signaled another 50 bp hike in March and kept the door open for additional hikes after March.
At the same time, ECB President Lagarde said in a press conference that rate moves would be determined on a “meeting by meeting” basis seemed to veer away from the message in the policy statement. The ECB continues to have trouble communicating with the markets, which will only add to market volatility as investors try to figure out the central bank’s plans.
The week wraps up with the US employment report. The Fed has said that the labor market's strength is a key factor in its rate policy, so today’s release could have a strong impact on the movement of the US dollar. Nonfarm payrolls fell from 256,000 to 223,000 in December, and the downturn is expected to continue, with an estimated 190,000 for January.
The ADP payroll report showed a decline in December, but unemployment claims and JOLTs job openings both moved higher, making it difficult to predict what we’ll get from nonfarm payrolls. The markets will also be closely examining hourly earnings and the unemployment rate.
EUR/USD Technical
- 1.0921 is a weak resistance line, followed by 1.1034
- There is support at 1.0878 and 1.0826
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