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EURUSD 19-01-2018 Intra-day analysis

USD sinks as politicians cut it close to avoid government shutdown

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Daily Forex Market Preview, 19/01/2018

The U.S. dollar was drifting lower as the dollar index weakened due to U.S. politicians cutting it close with passing the spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. While the House passed the bill yesterday, the Senate must now approve the spending bill in order to avoid the shut down. The USD was also hit by weaker housing starts and Philly Fed manufacturing index.

Earlier in the day, China’s GDP beat expectations rising 6.8% on the quarter and posting a 6.9% annualized GDP growth for the year ending 2017.

Looking ahead, the economic calendar is light. The UK’s retail sales report will be coming out but is expected to show a decline of 0.8% for the month of December.

EURUSD intra-day analysis

EURUSD (1.2260): The EURUSD reversed losses yesterday as the currency pair once again turned bullish. However, the gains were limited within Wednesday’s trading range. Further upside gains could be capped near the 1.2280 – 1.2290 level where resistance could likely form. A reversal at this level could signal a downside correction in the common currency. Support at 1.2090 – 1.2070 remains in view if the EURUSD manages to break past the previous lower reversal point at 1.2180. The currency pair could maintain this range going into next week’s ECB meeting on Thursday.

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