- German ifo Business Climate: Monday, 9:00. Business confidence slipped to 90.1 in January, down from 92.1. It is currently at a 7-month low. The forecast for February stands at 90.5.
- Inflation Report: Tuesday, 10:00. Inflationary pressures have been rising and Eurozone headline CPI for January is expected to show a strong gain of 0.9%, after five straight declines. The core reading is projected to jump from 0.2% to 1.4%.
- German GDP: Wednesday, 7:00. The eurozone’s largest economy rebounded in Q3, with a gain of 8.5%, after a decline of 9.7% beforehand. However, the estimate for Q4 is a negligible 0.1% gain.
- German GfK Consumer Climate: Thursday, 7:00. Consumer climate fell to -15.6 in January, its lowest level in 8 months. Another weak reading is projected for February, with an estimate of -14.0.
- Monetary Data: Thursday, 9:00. M3 Money Supply is projected to rise from 12.3% to 12.6% in January. Private Loans is projected to inch up to 3.2%, after posting four straight gains of 3.1%.
- French CPI: Friday, 8:15. Inflation in the eurozone’s second-largest economy remains at low levels. The estimate for February stands at 0.2%, unchanged from January.
EUR/USD Technical analysis
Technical lines from top to bottom:
We start with resistance at 1.2494.
1.2376 is next.
1.2225 has held in resistance since the first week in January.
1.2096 is next.
1.2002 (mentioned last week) is protecting the symbolic 1.20 line.
1.1846 is the final support line for now.
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I remain neutral on EUR/USD
The US dollar remains under pressure, and the massive US stimulus scheme will weigh on the currency. At the same time, the eurozone economy remains weak and the vaccine rollout has been sluggish.
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.
Safe trading!