EUR/USD: Recent break of 1.1250 risks an early test of 1.1050-00 area – Westpac
The dollar index, which tracks the greenback’s fee in opposition to majors, is sidelined close to 91.05 at press time.
The greenback’s corrective jump from the Jan. 6 low of 89.21 appears to have ended, Friday’s bearish backyard day candle indicates. The index fell by means of 0.5%, as the US Nonfarm Payrolls posted a partly obtain of 49K jobs in January, pointing to a slower financial recovery.
“The disappointing US jobs statistics may additionally mark the cease of the first section of the dollar’s recovery. A bearish key reversal was once posted when it reversed decrease after making a new excessive (~91.60) for the go and closing under the preceding session’s low (~91.08),” Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex and writer of the e book “Making Sense of the Dollar,” referred to in his blog.
The renewed risk-on motion in the inventory markets additionally favors draw back in the anti-risk US dollar.
However, increase differential might also restriction the downside. While the US financial healing appears to have slowed, the Eurozone financial system is contracting due to coronavirus restrictions.