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EURUSD Trade Idea

EURUSD is currently trading at 1.0880 steadily climbing for 83 trading days off lows of 0.9534 in Sep 2022 shortly after the peak in natural gas prices and a peak in trade deficit . A steady run of 14.60%.  Look at how Euro Area trade deficit worsened in the aftermath of the Russia - Ukraine war. Do we see an opportunity to sell into the rally yet?  Let's look at two aspects here -  1. What are the interest rates telling you?                Key ECB Rates                Deposit facility     2.00 %                Main refinancing operations 2.50 %                Marginal lending facility   2.75 % Market implied interest rates are pricing in a peak terminal rate of 3.5%. Next 5 policy meeting dates are 02 Feb 23 / 16 Mar 23 / 04 May 23 / 15 Jun 23 and 27 Jul 23 where in t...