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EURUSD 31-01-2018 Intra-day analysis

Euro fails to capitalize on GDP data. Investors turn to FOMC

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Daily Forex Market Preview, 31/01/2018

The common currency posted strong intraday gains on the back of better than expected GDP data but the euro closed weaker by Tuesday’s close.

The preliminary GDP data from the Eurozone released yesterday showed that the economy expanded 0.6% on the quarter ending December 2017. This was in line with the general expectations and it pushed the annual GDP to 2.7%. It was the fastest pace of annual GDP expansion since 2007. Germany and France GDP numbers were also released which managed to push the Eurozone economy higher and offset a weaker pace of GDP expansion from Spain.

Elsewhere, the BoE Governor Carney was quizzed by lawmakers. In his testimony, Carney brushed aside speculation of being overly biased towards Brexit and noted that inflation could remain at the current levels due to the depreciation in the exchange rate.

Looking ahead, a major event risk for the euro comes from the flash inflation estimates for the month of January. Economists forecast that consumer prices might have slowed even further at a pace of 1.3% on an annual basis. Core inflation is however expected to rise 1.0%, up from 0.9% in December. The ADP payrolls report will be coming up with forecasts showing a 191k gains in the private sector. This will be followed up later in the evening by the FOMC meeting. Fed officials are expected to keep rates steady.

 

EURUSD intra-day analysis

EURUSD (1.2423): The EURUSD managed to break out from the bullish flag pattern but the gains were quickly erased. Price action was seen falling back to the break out level and declined further. This potentially invalidates the bullish flag pattern unless the common currency is able to reverse the losses. The downside bias is now increasingly a risk for the EURUSD. Major support is seen at 1.2090 which could be tested. With the economic calendar busy today with data from the U.S. this could potentially weaken the euro further from the current highs. Despite the short term declines, the EURUSD is expected to maintain the bullish trend.

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