As rapid as EUR/USD's recent fall was a quick rally may come
Oct 11 (Reuters) -EUR/USD fell nearly 2.8% from the Sept. 25 high and did so in quick fashion but there is a risk that fall reverses just as rapidly.
Above estimate September payroll data was a major influence on EUR/USD's drop. The data rallied the dollar and U.S. yields US2YT=RR. It also helped the dollar's yield advantage over the euro increase quickly and dramatically as German-U.S. spreads US2DE2=RR widened from -132bps to nearly -177bps.
Investors may be giving the payroll report too much influence compared to other employment data.
The JOLTS quit rate dropped in August while ISM manufacturing and services employment components indicated contraction.
The average workweek hours slid to 34.2 hours in September from 34.3 hours.
Those data suggest the jobs market may not be as robust as the payroll report did and should keep the Fed on its cutting cycle.
Oct. 17 could be key as September retail sales and industrial production reports are released. The downbeat employment reports suggests consumer spending and the economy may be slowing, which present downside risks to those reports.
Downside data surprises may tighten German-U.S. spreads, which recently bounced away from trend line support off the April wides.
Fed SRAM26 and ECB FEIZ5 terminal rate spreads may also tighten.
That scenario could rally EUR/USD above 1.1000/20 and bring September's high into focus.
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(Christopher Romano is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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