EUR/USD is flat on the day so far and trading near 1.0742 and staying within a range of 1.0725 and 1.0742. Overnight, banking stocks surged back and bonds and interest rate futures despite the collapse of some US banks over the past few days. Instead, fears of contagion in the U.S. banking system have reduced and the US Dollar has found its footing again.
Investors are treading cautiously ahead of next week´s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% last month after accelerating 0.5% in January. In the 12 months through February, the CPI increased by 6.0%, a slower pace than the 6.4% annualized gain in January, however, this was still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, as such, the US Dollar found some demand on the data and printed the session high in the US but it has since turned lower while futures priced in a Fed rate cut by year's end.
URUSD main trend is still bullish. Currently on the h1 chart the price is sideways in the 1.0690-1.0750 zone. With this pair, traders can wait to buy around the support zone of 1.0690, SL: 1.0660, TP: 1.0750
Investors are treading cautiously ahead of next week´s Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% last month after accelerating 0.5% in January. In the 12 months through February, the CPI increased by 6.0%, a slower pace than the 6.4% annualized gain in January, however, this was still above the Federal Reserve's 2% target, as such, the US Dollar found some demand on the data and printed the session high in the US but it has since turned lower while futures priced in a Fed rate cut by year's end.
URUSD main trend is still bullish. Currently on the h1 chart the price is sideways in the 1.0690-1.0750 zone. With this pair, traders can wait to buy around the support zone of 1.0690, SL: 1.0660, TP: 1.0750
