EUR/USD is 1 Week Away from the Longest Losing Streak Since 2014

Euro, EUR/USD, RSI Divergence – Technical Update: Euro at 6-week loss, 7th would mean longest since 2014 EUR/USD confirms breakout under key rising support Watch for positive RSI divergence on the 4-hour chart Recommended by Daniel Dubrovsky Get Your Free EUR Forecast At 6 weeks, the Euro is on its longest consecutive losing streak against

Baker Hughes total rigs down to 632 from 642 last week

Oil rigs moved from 520 to 512 or -8 rigs Natural gas rigs moved from 117 to 115 or -2 rigs Total rigs moved from 642 to 632 or -10 rigs The trend in rigs continue to the downside. From a year ago, the total rigs are down -133 rigs or -17.4%. The price of

EUR/USD falls below the 200-day SMA at the end of the week

Share: The EUR/USD fell below the 200-day SMA of 1.0800 towards the 1.0795 area to close the week. The Euro tallied a fourth consecutive weekly loss against the USD. The cautious stance by Christine Lagarde at the Jackson Hole Symposium weakens the Euro. In Friday’s session, the EUR/USD bears broke through the 200-day Simple

Newsquawk Week Ahead: US ISM, PCE and NFP, EZ CPI, ECB Minutes and Chinese PMIs

Mon: Australian Retail Sales (Jul) Tue: NBH Announcement, German GfK Consumer Sentiment (Sep), US CaseShiller (Jun) and JOLTS (Jul) Wed: Australian CPI (Jul), Spanish Flash CPI (Aug), EZ Sentiment Survey (Aug), US GDP 2nd Estimate (Q2), US ADP National Employment (Aug) Thu: ECB Minutes, Japanese Retail Sales (Jul), Chinese Official PMI (Aug), German Retail Sales

US equities finish the week on a high note

Closing changes: S&P 500 +0.6% DJIA +0.7% Nasdaq Comp +.09% Russell 2000 +0.4% Toronto TSX Comp +0.5% On the week: S&P 500 +0.8 DJIA -0.4% Nasdaq Comp +2.3% Russell 2000 -0.4% Toronto TSX Comp -0.1% The chart of the Russell 2000 is concerning. It looks topped out and the economy is weakening. There was a

Events to Look Out for Next Week

Inflation is coming down but while headline rates are dropping thanks to base effects, services price inflation in particular looks sticky. Still, there are now more signs that previous rate hikes are feeding through the system. And, with policy settings curtailing growth, September decisions remain wide open. Next week’s agenda is crucial as it includes