The Fed may begin slowing their interest rate hiking cycle, UK promising to return to fiscal credibility

Summary:

• EUR/USD currency pair has risen 4% over the past 2 weeks.
• GBPs response to investor sentiment globally to determine near term credibility.
• The CAD was outperforming many other major currencies this year, but recently started to lag behind them.

EUR/USD has risen by 4% over the past 2 weeks

The market is reflecting bullish signals for this currency pair. The Euro will decline against the Dollar in the coming months, comfortably falling below parity, according to Danske Bank's unwavering forecast. The rate of exchange between the Euro and the Dollar (EUR/USD) has increased by 4.0 percent over the last two weeks as a result of signs that U.S. inflation is slowing down as well as market analysts' conviction that the Federal Reserve will reduce the pace of its rate hikes, giving investors more confidence to price the peak in interest rates. Data released on Wednesday showed that American consumers were still in good shape, with retail sales increasing by 1.3 percent in October, an acceleration from the 0 percent recorded in September and higher than the market's forecast of 1.0 percent growth. Therefore, the Fed may slow down its rate rise cycle but lengthen it, providing a series of 25 basis point rate adjustments over the ensuing months that may still provide support for the Dollar.

✕ EUR/USD Price Chart

EUR/GBP on track to end the week slightly higher

The market is reflecting mixed signals for this currency pair. The UK's Autumn Statement, which promised a return to fiscal credibility, was well received by the financial markets, but the direction of the near term should be determined by how the British Pound responds to investor sentiment globally. As part of his effort to tighten fiscal policy and ensure that the nation's finances remained on a sustainable footing, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt proposed savings totaling £55BN, or roughly 2.0 percent of GDP. The Pound-Euro rate appears to be on track to conclude the week slightly higher, and the Pound-Dollar rate is also slightly higher than it was at this time last week, consolidating the huge gains from the previous week.

✕ EUR/GBP Price Chart

CAD emerging as a top option for speculative short-selling

The Canadian Dollar has outperformed many other major currencies this year, but recently started to lag behind them. As a result, the Canadian Dollar is quickly emerging as a top candidate for speculative short-selling by Spectra Markets in advance of an anticipated economic slowdown caused by rising mortgage rates. By Friday, Canada's Dollar had dropped to third place in the ranking of the G10 currencies for the year after suffering significant losses against all significant rivals other than the US. Over the period of November, the dollar has generally corrected lower. The main thesis is that a large rise in Bank of Canada (BoC) interest rates this year will eventually affect Canadian homeowners' monthly mortgage payments. Higher borrowing costs are anticipated to reduce household earnings and have negative second-round impacts on a number of economic sectors.

✕ GBP/CAD Price Chart

Sources: finance.yahoo.com, dailyfx.com, poundsterlinglive.com