Fundamental view:
The pair rallied significantly during the week, as traders are looking for that cheap money coming out of the Federal Reserve or perhaps stimulus from Congress. The president’s corona virus episode gripped global headlines. After receiving strong medications and spending three days in the hospital, Trump returned triumphantly to the White House and sounded upbeat. His doctors insisted he is still “not out of the woods,” and fears receded. The concerns that his situation is worse than the strongman’s image he would like to portray pressurizes the dollar. US Trade Balance on 6th October and Europe French Trade Balance & French Trade on 7th October favored bearish move for the pair whereas Europe Final Services PMI & Retail Sales monthly report on 5th Oct and US Unemployment Claims on 8th October favored bullish move for the pair.
After Jerome Powell, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Trump’s surprise urged lawmakers to approve further stimulus and painted a worrying picture of the economy. While the ISM Services Purchasing Managers’ Index beat estimates, COVID-19 cases are rising in most US states, and without government support, the recovery could be further derailed. Amidst all these catalysts we expect an bullish trend for the pair in the upcoming week.
The major economic events deciding the movement of the pair in the next week Balance are ZEW Economic Sentiment Indicator, Federal Budget, US Core PPI monthly report at Oct 13, US Initial Jobless Claims, EU Leaders Summit Oct 15, and US Retail Sales monthly report at Oct 16.
EUR/USD Weekly outlook: