EUR/USD continues to drift this week

EUR/USD continues to drift this week. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.1325, up 0.11% on the day. On the release front, German GfK Consumer Climate fell to 10.4, shy of the estimate of 10.8 points. In the U.S., building permits is projected to dip to 1.32 million. CB consumer confidence is expected to improve to 132.1 points.
German consumer confidence disappointed in March. The indicator slipped to 10.4, after two successive readings of 10.8 points. With the eurozone mired in an economic slowdown and German numbers pointing to weaker growth, it’s not surprising that the German consumer is less optimistic. This release comes on the heels of German business confidence, which improved slightly in March, with a reading of 99.6 points. The markets have been accustomed to releases above the 100-level, and the February reading of 98.5 was the weakest since November 2014. The survey noted that any improvement was confined to domestic sectors, such as construction and retail services. The manufacturing sector remains weak, battered down by the ongoing global trade war, which has dampened the appetite for German exports, such as vehicles and auto parts. Germany’s economy slowed down in the fourth quarter, and this bodes poorly for the rest of the eurozone.

USD/CAD

The Canadian dollar is unchanged on Monday, after USD/CAD rallied late last week. In the North American session, the pair is trading at 1.3430, unchanged on the day. There are no economic indicators on the schedule. In the U.S., we’ll hear from two FOMC members. On Tuesday, the U.S. publishes building permits and CB consumer confidence.
The Canadian dollar ended the week on a sour note, as soft consumer spending data weighed on the currency. Retail sales fell 0.3% in January, marking a third straight decline. Core retail sales gained a negligible 0.1%, shy of the estimate of 0.2%. There was better news on the inflation front, as CPI posted a sharp gain of 0.7% in January, edging above the forecast of 0.6%. The negative effect of weak oil prices has eased, which could bode well for inflation numbers in the first quarter. Still, the outlook for the Canadian economy is cloudy, with the ongoing global trade war weighing on Canada’s export-reliant economy.

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foreign exchange market 3/25

The foreign exchange market is likely to stabilize on Monday after the sell-off in risk assets on Friday on the back of the yield curve inverting in the U.S., says ING. The three-month Treasury yield turned higher than the 10-year last week, prompting investors to worry about the future of the global economy, which then led to a sell-off in emerging market currencies. On Monday, EM currencies stage a recovery against the U.S. dollar, with the Turkish lira leading the way. USD/TRY falls 1.4% to 5.6921. "Although the U.S. yield curve inversion sent shockwaves to markets on Friday, our economists still don't see a U.S. recession either this year or next given the still solid U.S. economy

GBP/USD,,3/22

GBP/USD continues its volatile Brexit ways. The pound saw its initial gains eroded back to test below £1.31, where it has found some support after EU stepped up to avoid a hard Brexit from occurring next week and gave the U.K an extra two week of an ‘unconditional extension’ now set at Apr 12. If the U.K parliament agrees on PM May’s deal, the U.K. will leave the EU on May 22. If it doesn’t, the U.K. will either ask for a longer Brexit extension or crash out without a deal on April 12, the new deadline for Brexit.

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Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar has edged lower on Thursday, erasing the gains seen a day earlier. Currently, USD/CAD is trading at 1.3336, up 0.23% on the day. On the release front, Canada releases ADP nonfarm payrolls. In the U.S., the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index is expected to rebound with a gain of 4.6, after a rare decline in January. Unemployment claims are projected to dip to 226 thousand. On Friday, Canada releases CPI and retail sales data, so traders should be prepared for movement from USD/CAD.
The Federal Reserve has been in dovish mode since January, but the pessimistic stance at the Wednesday policy meeting was a surprise. The Fed’s rate outlook (dot plot), which is released each quarter, showed that a majority of FOMC members expect no rate hikes in 2019. This was in sharp contrast to the previous quarter’s forecast, in which the FOMC projected two hikes this year.
The rate statement was markedly dovish, stating that economic activity “has slowed”. Policy makers singled out slower growth in household spending and business investment and noted that inflation has decreased due to lower energy prices. The Fed also announced that it would stop reducing its balance sheet by $50 billion a month. This move is a loosening of policy and is intended to stimulate the economy. The new Fed forecast projects GDP growth of 2.1%, down from 2.3% in December.

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