Mixed economic data from the European Union and US ADP beating the forecasts of private jobs creation have sent the pair to the brink of 1.1000. EUR/USD is clearly bearish, in the opinion of FXSteet Chief analyst Valeria Bednarik.
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“January Services PMI resulted in 54.2 in Germany, which met market’s expectations. However, EU December Retail Sales fell by more than anticipated, down by 1.6% in the month and posting a modest 1.3% annual advance.”.
“The US has published its ADP survey on private jobs’ creation, which resulted in 291K almost doubling the market’s expectations in January.”
“EUR/USD is trading at daily lows near the 1.1000 level ahead of Wall Street’s opening, clearly bearish in the short-term.”
“The pair has bottomed in January at 1.0991, although stronger support comes at 1.0980 a relevant low from last November.”
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