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- The EUR/USD jumped to 1.0735, a fresh six-month high, during ECB Lagarde’s presser. It erases gains after Lagarde’s comments and turned its direction to downside and ended Thursday at around 1.0635, still bulish in the daily chart.
- The European Central Bank raises key interest rates by 50 basis points to the highest levels since 2009. In the statement, the ECB said it expects to keep rising rates as inflation “remains far too high”. During the press conference, ECB President Christine Lagarde signaled that the next rate hikes will continue to be of 50 basis points.
- In the US economic data came in mixed. On the positive side, Initial Jobless Claims dropped more than expected to 211K, the lowest level in weeks. Retail Sales in November fell by 0.6%, more than the 0.1% decline of market consensus. The Philly Fed recovered from -19.4 to -13.8. The Empire Index tumbled to -11.2 from 4.5. Industrial Production contracted 0.2% in November against expectations of a 0.1% expansion.
- The EUR/USD pair is trading near the 1.0635, down for the day with bullish stance in daily chart. The pair stabilized above 20 and 50 SMA, indicates bullish strength. Meanwhile, the 20 SMA continued accelerating north and developing far above longer ones, suggests bulls not exhausted yet. On upside, the immediate resistance is 1.0670, break above this level will extend the advance to 1.0740.
- Technical readings in the daily chart support the bullish stances. The RSI indicators hovering above the midline and stabilized around 65. The Momentum indicator stabilized above the midline, indicating upward potentials. On downside, the immediate support is 1.0590 and below this level will open the gate to 1.0500.