Reconnecting with Bullish Fundamentals: The Case for a Higher EUR/USD

Valuation points to higher EUR/USD

The reasoning behind sticking to our medium-term bullish view for EUR/USD is primarily, but not only, bonded to our core view for a shrinking USD-EUR rate short-term rate gap. Our BEER model – which tracks real medium-term mis-valuation based on economic fundamentals – shows EUR/USD is still around 8-10% undervalued. That mis-valuation gap has remained quite wide because the sharp rebound in the eurozone’s terms of trade (thanks to lower energy prices) has not been matched by a similar recovery in EUR/USD, which has been held back by the Fed’s large tightening cycle. We believe the dovish shift by the Fed – albeit its timing remains uncertain – will prove to be the trigger to a reconnection with unequivocally bullish fundamentals for EUR/USD.

 

Economic fundamentals suggest EUR/USD is cheap

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