Date : 14th August 2014
EURUSD HOLDING BELOW THE 1.3400 LEVEL AFTER POOR GDP REPORTS FROM THE FRANCE AND GERMANY.
EURUSD dropped yesterday and closed at 1.3363. The Industrial Production in the Eurozone dropped to a reading of -0.3 percent in June. Data from the United States revealed that the Retails Sales in the US dropped in July coming at a reading of 0.0 percent making its lowest level since January 2014.
Data from the United States indicated that the trade deficit in the largest economy in the world fell to 41.5 billion in June. The President of the United States Federal Reserve in Atlanta Dennis Lockhart stated yesterday that he sees the first interest rate hike in the middle of 2015 or later.
Data released today indicated that the German Preliminary GDP report for the second quarter of 2014 came out worse than the market expectations at a reading of -0.2 percent. The Preliminary GDP report from France also came worse than expected at a reading of 0.0 percent. The Eurozone’s Flash GDP dropped to 0.0 percent in the second quarter of 2014.
Data from the United States showed that the Unemployment Claims during the last week came out closer to the market expectation at a reading of 311K.
Support for the EURUSD is seen at 1.3336 and resistance is seen at 1.3416.
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