EUR/USD downward correction risk has increased
July 16 (Reuters) -EUR/USD fell below 1.0875 Tuesday after upbeat U.S. retail sales data, with interest rate spreads and technical indicators suggesting the chance for a corrective pullback has increased.
Headline U.S. June retail sales were unchanged versus an estimate of minus 0.3%, with May retail sales upwardly revised to +0.3%. Retail control came in at +0.9% against estimates of +0.2% and the prior +0.4%.
The upside surprise suggests the U.S. consumer may not be rolling over.
Investors reacted by reducing expectations for Federal Reserve rate reductions, with short-term rates markets pricing in just under 65 basis points of cuts for 2024 versus near 70 bps before the data.
U.S. 2-year yields US2YT=RR rallied off the four-month low struck ahead of the data and turned higher on the session.
The dollar's yield advantage over the euro increased for the second day in a row as German-U.S. spreads US2DE2=RR neared support in the -170bps area.
Yields and the dollar got an added boost on comments from IMF Chief Economist Gourinchas indicating the Fed shouldn't rush into cutting rates.
Those factors helped push EUR/USD downward, with daily technicals highlighting additional downside risks.
A price drop followed Monday's doji candle and the daily RSI is falling. The daily cloud is thinning and will twist on July 30, which may act as a magnet.
A fall towards 1.0760/70 cannot be ruled out.
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(Christopher Romano is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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