- German GDP: Tuesday, 6:00. The German economy plunged 10.1 in the second quarter, reflective of the enormous damage caused by Covid-19. The final reading is expected to confirm the initial read.
- German Ifo Business Climate: Tuesday, 8:00. Business confidence has been moving higher and climbed from 86.2 to 90.5 in July. The upswing is expected to continue in August, with an estimate of 92.5.
- Monetary Data: Thursday, 8:00. M3 Money Supply accelerated for a sixth straight month, climbing to an annual growth rate of 9.2.% in June. This was up from 8.9% a month earlier. Private Loans remained pegged at 3.0% in June y/y. We will now receive data for July. Money Supply is projected to rise to 9.5% while Private Loans are expected to grow again by 3.0 percent.
- German GfK Consumer Climate: Friday, 6:00. Consumer confidence improved to -0.3, up from -9.6 beforehand. Will the indicator punch into positive territory in the upcoming release?
- French GDP: Friday, 6:45. The previous release of Q2 growth data was dismal, with a reading of -13.2%. This release will likely confirm the initial figure.
- French Consumer Spending: Friday, 6:45. Consumers in the second-largest economy in the euro-zone have increased their spending for two successive months. In June, the indicator gained 9.0%. We now await the July data.
- French CPI: Friday, 7:45. France saw an increase of 0.4% in prices in July, the first gain in three months. It is the last major country to report inflation figures before the all-European number is due. Will we see another gain in the upcoming release?
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EUR/USD Technical analysis
Technical lines from top to bottom:
We start with resistance at 1.2174.
This is followed by 1.2053.
1.1958 is protecting the symbolic 1.20 level.
1.1844 remains relevant.
1.1723 is the first support line.
1.1652 has held in support since late July.
1.1573 (mentioned last week) is next.
1.1470 has held since mid-March. It is the final support line for now.
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I am bullish on EUR/USD
The US dollar has struggled and the euro has taken advantage – last week was EUR/USD’s first losing week since June. Unless the US economy shows significant improvement, the euro could rebound against the dollar this week.
Further reading:
- EUR/USD forecast – for everything related to the euro.
- USD/JPY forecast – projections for dollar/yen
- AUD/USD forecast – predictions for the Aussie dollar.
- USD/CAD forecast – Canadian dollar analysis
- Forex weekly forecast – Outlook for the major events of the week.
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