EURTRY: the strengthening of the euro may be temporary
Thus, the Central Bank of Turkey left the discount rate at 14.0% for the seventh month in a row, even despite the continuing increase in inflation in the country, which reached 78.62% and the change in the global trend towards tightening monetary parameters taken by the world financial institutions. At the same time, officials said that the price growth is caused by an increase in the cost of energy, geopolitical risks and non-economic reasons and hope for an improvement in the situation at the beginning of next year. The European Central Bank (ECB), on the contrary, began to take decisive steps in the fight against the unprecedented rise in consumer prices, which led to the strengthening of the position of the single currency. Officials raised rates for the first time in 11 years, and immediately by 50 basis points. The main interest rate is now 0.50%, the margin rate is 0.75%, and the deposit rate is 0.00%. ECB Head Christine Lagarde said that the adjustment of indicators is caused by the rapid pace of inflation, which affects more and more economic sectors, as well as forecasts of further preservation of indicators at high levels. The beginning of the rate hike cycle has strengthened the euro's position against its main competitors, but the positive dynamics may be short-lived, as the European economy continues to experience increased pressure from the Ukrainian crisis and interruptions in energy supplies.
The price is testing the 17.96, consolidation below which will allow quotes to continue moving to the levels of 17.5781 (the middle line of the Bollinger Bands) and 17.18. The key for the "bulls" is the mark of 18.3593, with a breakout of which growth will be able to resume to the area of 18.75, 19.14. Technical indicators do not give a single signal: the Bollinger Bands are reversing horizontally, the Stochastic is preparing to leave the overbought zone and form a sell signal, and the MACD histogram is increasing in the positive zone.
Resistance levels: 18.35, 18.75, 19.14 | Support levels: 17.96, 17.57, 17.18