Welcome to another Monday recap of the most interesting economic events of the past week.
EUR
On Monday, ECB President Christine Lagarde gave her speech and again talked about inflation. Christine noted that it was very unlikely that the conditions for a rate increase would be met in 2022. It's not that Christine has said anything new, but thanks to her rather doveish messages, the EUR has started to weaken slightly.
USD
One day later (16.11.2021) we turned our attention to the incoming data from the USA. In the afternoon we saw Core retail sales and US retail sales, which came in better than expected. Usually this means a bullish bias for the USD.
GBP
Wednesday was interesting with data from the UK and Canada, where we got news on the Consumer Price Indexes. In both countries, the actual data came out more positive, and this usually means a bullish mood for the currency. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price of goods and services from the consumer's perspective and is a key way of measuring changes in purchasing trends and inflation.
What's in store for the current trading week?
Right from the beginning of this week (Tuesday) PMI data from the UK will come. On Wednesday, we will turn our attention to New Zealand, which will bring the latest interest rate decision. On the same day we also expect GDP data from the US. We expect increased volatility on NZD and USD on this day.
The end of the week, on the other hand, will probably bring us less volatility on the USD due to the US Thanksgiving holiday.
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Pictured: Christine Lagarde - President of the ECB
