Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0200

Analysts Question How Long Euro Can Maintain Current Trend

The euro was able to move up against most of its main currency rivals, including the Japanese yen and UK pound, in overnight trading. The gains can largely be attributed to renewed investor confidence, following positive Chinese data released last week. Since markets opened for the week, the EUR/JPY has gone up around 90 pips, while the EUR/GBP moved up close to 50 pips. While the euro has been able to make some fairly significant gains as of late, most analysts are questioning how long the currency can maintain this trend. Confidence in the euro zone economic recovery remains particularly low. Today's speech from ECB President Trichet may highlight these concerns; in which case euro crosses may correct themselves later in the day. As for the week ahead, traders will want to pay attention to a number of potentially impacting news events. Tuesday's German ZEW Economic Sentiment figure as well as Wednesday's CPI and Core CPI figures are all predicted to create market volatility. Traders will want to note that should any of these results come in below analyst predictions, the euro will likely move down as a result.

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