Euro Lower As German Business Confidence Drops, Fed Tightening Concerns Weigh
25 Marzo 2022 - 2:39AM
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The euro was lower against its major counterparts in the
European session on Friday, as German business confidence dropped
in March and investors weighed economic threats from the Federal
Reserve's plans to tighten monetary policy aggressively.
Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said that he supported a a
quarter-point rate hike at the remaining meetings through next
March, but is "open-minded" about a possible 50-basis-point
move.
Oil prices fell after European Union leaders refrained from
imposing measures to cut Russian crude imports to Europe.
The U.S. and the European Union reached a deal to boost supplies
of liquified natural gas to Europe by the end of the year.
Under the deal, the US will provide 15 billion additional cubic
metres of LNG to the bloc in order to reduce reliance on Russian
gas.
Survey results from the ifo Institute showed that Germany's
business sentiment declined sharply in March as expectations logged
a record collapse amid the war in Ukraine.
The business climate index dropped to 90.8 in March from a
five-month high of 98.5 in February. This was the lowest since July
2020, when the score was 89.7. The score was forecast to fall
moderately to 90.8.
The euro retreated to 1.1001 against the greenback, after rising
to a 2-day high of 1.1038 at 12:15 am ET. The euro may challenge
support around the 1.08 mark.
The euro touched 1.0194 against the franc, its lowest level
since March 14. The euro is seen finding support around the 1.00
region.
The euro eased off against the yen and was trading at 134.05.
This followed more than a 4-year high of 134.74 hit in the previous
session. If the euro weakens further, 131.5 is possibly seen as its
next support level.
The euro pulled back to 0.8346 against the pound, from a 3-day
high of 0.8370 seen at 4:45 am ET. Next key support for the
currency is seen around the 0.82 region.
The euro was trading at 1.4660 against the aussie and 1.3802
against the loonie, slightly down from its prior highs of 1.4701
and 1.3834, respectively. The next possible support for the
currency is seen around 1.44 against the aussie and 1.36 against
the loonie.
In contrast, the euro rose back to 1.5835 against the kiwi, on
track to pierce a 2-day high of 1.5846 seen earlier in the session.
On the upside, 1.62 is possibly seen as its next resistance
level.
Looking ahead, University of Michigan's final consumer sentiment
index for March, U.S. pending home sales and Canada manufacturing
sales for February will be released in the New York session.
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