EUR/USD Price, Chart, and Analysis
- Annual German inflation trickles lower, but m/m price pressures rise.
- Harmonized inflation continues to push higher.
- EUR/USD eyeing a break below 1.0100.
A mixed bag of preliminary German inflation releases with the annual figure slipping 0.1% lower to 7.5% in July, while the monthly figure rose by 0.9%, beating expectations of 0.6%. On a harmonized basis, German inflation rose both monthly and annually, beating forecasts and June’s figures.
German inflation hit 7.9% in May this year, the highest level since German reunification.
Earlier today, EU economic sentiment missed expectations as energy fears weighed on the region.
Euro Update: Economic Sentiment Disappoints, German CPI Later
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The single currency is trading near its low of the day (1.0113) after having printed a 1.0233 high earlier in the session. The high print was helped by US dollar weakness after last night’s FOMC meeting saw the US dollar fall post-Fed chair Powell’s press conference. EUR/USD remains weak and may well test parity (1.0000) in the near future, especially if upcoming US data underpins the greenback.
EUR/USD Daily Price Chart July 28, 2022
Retail trader data show 57.46% of traders are net-long with the ratio of traders long to short at 1.35 to 1. The number of traders net-long is 15.26% lower than yesterday and 7.80% lower from last week, while the number of traders net-short is 9.88% higher than yesterday and 16.24% higher from last week.
We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests EUR/USD prices may continue to fall. Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week. Recent changes in sentiment warn that the current EUR/USD price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.
| Change in | Longs | Shorts | OI |
| Daily | -10% | -4% | -8% |
| Weekly | -13% | 35% | 0% |
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