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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
Comments: 30765
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EUR
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"Based on the last range of 1.3342 to 1.2143, the retracement zone is pegged at 1.2742 to 1.2884 - The weekly retracement zone targets 1.2917 to 1.3100 as the potential upside target"
http://www.forexhound.com/article/Pattern_Price_Time/Analysis/Euro_Reverses_Week_to_Up_Charts_indicate_More_Upside_to_Follow/207715
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/jeffrandall/7746806/Whatever-Germany-does-the-euro-as-we-know-it-is-dead.html
The matter of the Euro and Europe is a very complex issue as every one knows.
I personally am a Euro sceptic and cannot see how a group of countries all with
seperate agendas can make the single currency work effectively.
further to your comment if Portrugal, italy and Spain have such healthy economies
why is there so much concern about them, and why is the Euro falling so heavily, if one
country Greece can destabilise the Euro to such an extent, what does the future hold for
the Euro.
I agree the the USA is in a fairly bad way, but people like the USD, it will be some time
before the USD is replaced, possibly by the Yuan
Any way Im short the Euro
good Luck Out There
like the USD
Of course we missed some profitable FX trades but we think that any Eur recovery vs JPY and also USD will be short lived.
That is reasonable because Germany and France having relative strong economies bear the brunt of the almost USD 1 trn package, but also weaker economies, Italy and Spain , will have to contribute beyond their means. Austerity will most possibly choke any recovery and will lead to recession double dip.
USDx may touch 85, though. However eventually will go to 70 yet not now.
I just think the bad stuff is priced in now and at least the EU does something against debts. I cannot see any action in the US nor UK yet.
@Station: Of course a weak home currency potentially helps exports, but first, you have to have something worth exporting (like Germany). Tourism is ok, but we can't live by that alone; that is for 3rd World countries, not the mother of the industrial revolution. The outgoing "New" Labour government belatedly decided to pay some attention to industry in its last dying days, having ignored it for the best part of 13 years. Perhaps the Conservatives will do better, but I doubt it.
I remember years ago in pre-Euro days and before I knew anything about trading, observing the exchange rates in the newspaper, and observing that, like ourselves, Italy had a "leaky" currency that just kept getting weaker, whereas Switzerland and Germany were rock solid, and just kept getting stronger.
Devaluation should be the icing on the export cake; it shouldn't be the whole cake. It should be like a gas/accelerator pedal to tweak things up a little when they are flagging, not an engine in itself.
what's ur idea?