Fears that Europe will return to full-scale lockdowns have taken over as a factor dragging down the euro and pushing up the dollar. The mood is extremely unfavourable for emerging markets.
The EUR/USD pair is under 1.13. The weakness of the common currency is also reflected in the EUR/CHF's drop under 1.05 and the EUR/GBP to 0.84. CEE3 currencies are particularly weak, especially the zloty. The EUR/PLN exchange rate is above 4.70 and is the highest since the Global Financial Crisis. The Scandinavian currencies characterised by strong trade ties with the eurozone are also dropping sharply. The Norwegian krone is under additional pressure from cheap crude oil. The price of a barrel in London has fallen below 80 USD.
The market seeks the key to Fed's intentions
The US economy picked up pace in Q4, and inflation accelerated sharply to its highest level in three decades. This leads markets to bet that asset purchases will be brought to an end sooner than the plan presented just three weeks ago. This was confirmed by the recent words of an influential Fed member, James Bullard. He suggested that a pace of reduction of quantitative easing not amounting to USD 15 billion but USD 30 billion per month would be more appropriate. Vice-Chair Richard Clarida also suggested the possibility of accelerating the process.
The matter is important because the sooner the pandemic buying goes away, the sooner the first interest rate hike will be possible. The market will be looking for clues as to the openness of the remaining monetary authorities to faster normalisation in the minutes of the latest FOMC meeting published on Wednesday. While the market may have become too comfortable with the valuation of tightening in the next two years, at the moment, all the trump cards are on the dollar's side. First and foremost, the single currency is seen in an extremely negative light.
In Europe, the spotlight will be on the economic barometers, which will tell us how much economic growth is slowing down. PMIs will be published tomorrow and the German IFO index on Wednesday.
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17 Nov 2021 7:54
The dollar strengthens for a week; the EUR/USD pair is near 1.13 (Daily analysis 17.11.2021)
Fears that Europe will return to full-scale lockdowns have taken over as a factor dragging down the euro and pushing up the dollar. The mood is extremely unfavourable for emerging markets.
The EUR/USD pair is under 1.13. The weakness of the common currency is also reflected in the EUR/CHF's drop under 1.05 and the EUR/GBP to 0.84. CEE3 currencies are particularly weak, especially the zloty. The EUR/PLN exchange rate is above 4.70 and is the highest since the Global Financial Crisis. The Scandinavian currencies characterised by strong trade ties with the eurozone are also dropping sharply. The Norwegian krone is under additional pressure from cheap crude oil. The price of a barrel in London has fallen below 80 USD.
The market seeks the key to Fed's intentions
The US economy picked up pace in Q4, and inflation accelerated sharply to its highest level in three decades. This leads markets to bet that asset purchases will be brought to an end sooner than the plan presented just three weeks ago. This was confirmed by the recent words of an influential Fed member, James Bullard. He suggested that a pace of reduction of quantitative easing not amounting to USD 15 billion but USD 30 billion per month would be more appropriate. Vice-Chair Richard Clarida also suggested the possibility of accelerating the process.
The matter is important because the sooner the pandemic buying goes away, the sooner the first interest rate hike will be possible. The market will be looking for clues as to the openness of the remaining monetary authorities to faster normalisation in the minutes of the latest FOMC meeting published on Wednesday. While the market may have become too comfortable with the valuation of tightening in the next two years, at the moment, all the trump cards are on the dollar's side. First and foremost, the single currency is seen in an extremely negative light.
In Europe, the spotlight will be on the economic barometers, which will tell us how much economic growth is slowing down. PMIs will be published tomorrow and the German IFO index on Wednesday.
See also:
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