The ECB turned all out dovish at the March meeting, after the central bank pushed out the timing of the first rate hike and announced another round of TLTRO loans just a month ago. Expectations are for a pretty balanced statement tomorrow (April 10 – 11:45 GMT) and at the following Press Conference (12:30). The details of the new round of targeted long term loans still have to be hammered out and officials are also debating measures to tackle the negative side effects of a deposit rate that will remain in negative territory for longer than expected. As the last round of TLTRO loans also tied lending rates to either the repo rate or the deposit rate, depending on actual lending performances at individual banks, both issues are actually related and details are expected at the June meeting, when the next round of forecasts are going to be released and the outlook on the Brexit front may have become a bit clearer.
Tomorrow’s meeting, will, however, give an opportunity to finalise contingency plans for a no-deal scenario should the Emergency EU Council summit tomorrow not bring an extension, or if things go wrong in London, where May is still under pressure from hardcore Brexiteers within her own party. Looking further ahead, the balance of risks remains tilted to the downside as geopolitical trade tensions continue to cloud over the outlook and at the moment the chances are that the guidance on rates will be pushed out further. The ECB is also keeping the option of restarting QE purchases open in case the economic situation worsens further.
Technically EURUSD remains biased to the downside with key support at 1.1200, 1.1130 and 1.1075. Resistance sits at 1.1300, 1.1325-50 and 1.1400.
Stuart Cowell
Head Market Analyst
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