Back

EUR/USD slips to 1.1430

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - EUR/USD extends its correction lower on Friday, currently challenging intraday lows in the 1.1435/30 band.

EUR/USD eyes on Non-farm Payrolls

Despite the broader USD correction throughout the present week, gains in the pair seem to be somehow limited in the low 1.1500s while the 1.1390/1.1400 zone offers decent support at the moment.

Ahead in the session, the critical figures from the US labour market will set the pace for the pair in the very short term, although a reading below consensus might feed speculations that it may take longer for the Fed to return to a normalization of its monetary policy.

EUR/USD significant levels

As of writing the pair is losing 0.40% at 1.1439 with the initial support at 1.1360 (10-d MA) ahead of 1.1304 (low Feb.5) and finally 1.1280 (low Feb.2). On the flip side, a surpass of 1.1494 (21-d MA) would expose 1.1500 (psychological level) and then 1.1534 (high Feb.3).

BoE might refrain from raising rates until 2016 – Rabobank

Jane Foley, Senior Currency Strategist at Rabobank, views that BoE might keep rates on hold until February 2016, and the divergence in policies between the ECB and BoE might cause EUR/GBP to move lower towards 0.73 levels by later this year.
Read more Previous

USD/JPY stuck around 117.31, US data in focus

USD/JPY continues to trade in a tight range during the European session, locked within few pips range ahead of the highly anticipated monthly US labor data.
Read more Next