We welcome you to a new trading week. The U.S. dollar regained some strength after Trump's order halting some immigration has caused geopolitical tensions. Financial markets are dominated by uncertainty surrounding Donald Trump's administration, prompting large investors to adopt a wait-and-see stance.
This week's major event risks might bring some new momentum to the markets and trigger profitable breakouts. The economic calendar is very busy in terms of market moving data and traders await high volatility throughout the entire week. The week starts off with the German Consumer Price report, scheduled for release today at 13:00 UTC which could lend a support to the euro. On Tuesday, the Eurozone Consumer Price report will be important to watch while an upbeat report could lead to speculation that the European Central Bank might start to reduce its asset purchases in the near future. With regard to top-tier U.S. economic data, the FOMC rate decision and the NonFarm Payrolls report (Friday) will take center stage this week. The FOMC committee will deliver an update on its policy stance on Wednesday and while the FOMC statement is expected to be relatively upbeat, the fiscal policy uncertainty may frustrate the greenback's recovery.
For sterling traders, the most interesting event will be the Bank of England's 'Super Thursday' which may shape expectations for the near-term outlook for sterling. The BoE releases its Quarterly Inflation Report alongside its monthly monetary policy decision. If BoE policymakers show greater willingness to drop their dovish tone and gradually move away from their easing cycle, the pound could be vulnerable to further gains, heading for a test of 1.2780/90.
Important data for today:
13:00 EUR German CPI data
13:30 USA PCE Report
15:00 USA Pending Home Sales
Here are our daily signal alerts:
EUR/USD
Long at 1.0775 SL 25 TP 20, 50
Short at 1.0688 SL 25 TP 20, 50
GBP/USD
Long at 1.2620 SL 25 TP 20, 50
Short at 1.2540 SL 25 TP 20, 50
We wish you good trades and many pips!
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