EUR/USD slips on Monday, paring recent gains ahead of US CPI inflation

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  • EUR/USD trimmed last week’s gains, falling away from 1.0950.
  • Markets are gearing up for Tuesday’s US CPI inflation print.
  • Germany final CPI is expected to match preliminary prints.

EUR/USD eased back on Monday, dropping away from 1.0950 as investors gear up for Tuesday’s US Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation. Germany’s final CPI inflation print early Tuesday is not expected to deviate meaningfully from preliminary figures.

Forex Today: Investors’ attention is expected to be on US CPI

The Euro (EUR) peaked at 1.0980 on Friday, but the pair is falling back as markets pivot to fresh inflation figures as investors continue to hope for signs of sooner rather than later rate cuts from central banks. According to the CME’s FedWatch Tool, markets are pricing in a 70% chance of a first rate cut at the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) June policy meeting.

February’s MoM US CPI is expected to tick upwards to 0.4% from 0.3% as lopsided inflation continues to weigh on the Fed’s rate cut outlook. Core MoM CPI is forecast to tick down to 0.3% from the previous 0.4%. YoY CPI is expected to hold steady at 3.1%, with Core annualized CPI forecast to print at 3.7%, down slightly from 3.9%.

US CPI Preview: Forecasts from 10 major banks, inflation still too high

Germany’s final CPI inflation print is expected to match the preliminary print, with Yoy German CPI inflation expected to come in at 2.5% in February. Germany’s Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is also expected to hold steady at 2.7% for the year ended in February.

EUR/USD technical outlook

EUR/USD is capped in the near-term by last Friday’s rise into 1.0980, but the pair shed weight back below 1.0950, and the immediate technical floor is priced in near 1.0880.

EUR/USD’s late decline on Friday ended a multi-week bull run, with the pair recovering from February’s bottom bids near 1.0700.

EUR/USD hourly chart

EUR/USD daily chart

EUR/USD

Overview
Today last price1.0926
Today Daily Change-0.0010
Today Daily Change %-0.09
Today daily open1.0936

 

Trends
Daily SMA201.0824
Daily SMA501.0856
Daily SMA1001.0842
Daily SMA2001.0834

 

Levels
Previous Daily High1.0981
Previous Daily Low1.0919
Previous Weekly High1.0981
Previous Weekly Low1.0838
Previous Monthly High1.0898
Previous Monthly Low1.0695
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1.0943
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1.0957
Daily Pivot Point S11.091
Daily Pivot Point S21.0883
Daily Pivot Point S31.0847
Daily Pivot Point R11.0972
Daily Pivot Point R21.1008
Daily Pivot Point R31.1034

 

 

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