EUR/USD Dip is a Buying Opportunity - BNPP
Research Team at BNP Paribas, are bullish on EUR/USD from current levels
and have established a long trade recommendation at 1.1290, targeting a
rise to 1.1600, with a stop-loss placed at 1.1140.
Key Quotes
“Our
expectations for EUR/USD to continue to rise by mid-year. With a
potentially more challenging risk environment ahead, the Fed is likely
to remain dovish and the EUR will see upward pressure from its large
current account surplus. The sharp unwind of net long EUR exposure last
week according to our BNP Paribas Positioning Analysis adds to the
upward potential.
Moreover, with the ECB struggling to lift
inflation expectations real yield differentials have moved in favour of
EUR/USD. The ECB meets on Thursday and no action is expected following a
package of measures announced at the previous meeting. While it’s
possible that ECB President Draghi signals that the door to lower rates
has not been fully closed, we don’t believe he will shift the message
too much.
Elsewhere, the Riksbank also meets on Thursday and
while we now expect no QE extension, this will be a close call. We
remain bullish on SEK but we took profit on our short EUR/SEK
recommendation this past week as we believe the Riksbank may become more
worried with FX strength.”
