US Dollar Strengthens
Surging coronavirus cases and a stalemate in Washington over the next fiscal aid bill darkened the economic outlook in the run up to Nov. 3 presidential elections.
EUR/USD to Face Critical Support at 1.1685
2020-10-16 • Updated
Ichimoku Kinko Hyo
CHF/JPY: The pair is trading in a bearish sentiment below the cloud. The currency pair has just surpassed the Kijun-sen and the Tenkan-sen, confirming a bearish momentum.
Fibonacci Levels
XAU/USD: Gold after a remarkable correction stands below 50% retracement area. The new stimulus should help gold to move higher.
EU Market View
Looking ahead, highlights from macroeconomic calendar include Eurozone CPI US Retail Sales and University of Michigan, European Council Summit and Fed’s Williams speech. UK Chief Brexit Negotiator Frost said he was “surprised” that the “EU is no longer committed to working ‘intensively’ to reach a future partnership”. Mills in China are reportedly being told to stop buying Australian cotton. Government sources said the cotton industry could face tariffs as high as 40%.
EU Key Point
- UK's Raab supports that UK cannot have to make all the compromises on Brexit
- Japan PM Suga supports that economy remains in a severe state
Gerasimos Papagiannis
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Risk Off Returns Strong
Gold moves to the 23.6% retracement level. It seems that gold loses strength under the current risk-off mood.
EUR/USD enters a consolidation period
GBP/JPY: The pair is trading in a bearish sentiment below the cloud. The currency pair has just surpassed the Kijun-sen and the Tenkan-sen, confirming a bearish momentum.
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