The highly regarded German Ifo Business Climate dropped significantly to 106.9, 3 points lower than last month, reversing all the gradual gains seen previously. Expectations were for a marginal slide of 0.3 points. EUR/USD reacts by dropping below another support line. EURUSD Falls Below Support - Click image to enlarge Euro/dollar is now dipping below support at 1.2520. This isn’t a strong support line, but still another leg down for the battered common currency. Update: the pair managed to creep above this line after the initial fall. Also the other figures released by IFO disappointed: the Current Assessment dropped from 117.5 to 113.3 points (no change expected). The IFO Expectations dropped from 102.7 to 100.9. A smaller slide to 102 was predicted. IFO is Germany’s No. 1 Think Tank, yet it publishes its data after the ZEW institute, which also showed a disappointing drop in the economic sentiment. Earlier, German manufacturing PMI badly disappointed by falling to 45 points. It followed a deeper fall in French manufacturing PMI. EUR/USD reacted by testing new 22 month lows and fell to 1.2535 – not too far from lows seen yesterday. The purchasing managers’ indices for the whole euro-area fell short of expectations as well, but this wasn’t a big surprise after French and German figures fell short: manufacturing dropped from 45.9 to 45 (46.1 was expected). Services slid from 46.9 to 46.5, while no change was predicted. Germany sets the tone in the PMIs. For more on the euro, see the EURUSD forecast. Yohay Elam Yohay Elam Yohay Elam: Founder, Writer and Editor I have been into forex trading for over 5 years, and I share the experience that I have and the knowledge that I've accumulated. After taking a short course about forex. Like many forex traders, I've earned a significant share of my knowledge the hard way. Macroeconomics, the impact of news on the ever-moving currency markets and trading psychology have always fascinated me. Before founding Forex Crunch, I've worked as a programmer in various hi-tech companies. I have a B. Sc. in Computer Science from Ben Gurion University. Given this background, forex software has a relatively bigger share in the posts. Yohay's Google Profile View All Post By Yohay Elam Forex News Today: Daily Trading News share Read Next British Recession Deeper than Expected – GBP/USD Slides Yohay Elam 10 years The highly regarded German Ifo Business Climate dropped significantly to 106.9, 3 points lower than last month, reversing all the gradual gains seen previously. Expectations were for a marginal slide of 0.3 points. EUR/USD reacts by dropping below another support line. [caption id="attachment_35774" align="alignnone" width="610" caption="EURUSD Falls Below Support - Click image to enlarge"][/caption] Euro/dollar is now dipping below support at 1.2520. This isn't a strong support line, but still another leg down for the battered common currency. Update: the pair managed to creep above this line after the initial fall. Also the other figures released by IFO disappointed: the… Top Forex Brokers All Brokers Sponsored Brokers Broker Benefits Min Deposit Score Visit Broker 1 $100T&Cs Apply 0% Commission and No stamp DutyRegulated by US,UK & International StockCopy Successfull Traders 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 2 T&Cs Apply 9.8 Visit Site FreeBets Reviews$100Your capital is at risk. 3 Recommended Broker $100T&Cs Apply No deposit or withdrawal feesTrade major forex pairs such as EUR/USD with leverage up to 30:1 and tight spreads of 0.9 pips Low $100 minimum deposit to open a trading account 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 4 T&Cs Apply Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk. 5 Recommended Broker $0T&Cs Apply Trade gold, silver, and platinum directly against major currenciesUp to 1:500 leverage for forex trading24/5 customer service by phone and email 9 Visit Site FreeBets ReviewsYour capital is at risk.
