Euro remains under pressure below 1.0600 ahead of Lagarde speech

• The Euro trades with small losses against the US Dollar.
• Stocks in Europe open mostly in the red on Wednesday.
• EUR/USD has met resistance just ahead of 1.0700 this week.
• The USD Index (DXY) clings to daily gains around 106.30.

The Euro (EUR) is showing a slight vulnerability against the US Dollar (USD), causing EUR/USD to maintain the trade below the 1.0600 in Europe's opening bell on Wednesday.

The Greenback is managing to regain some stability following Tuesday’s strong rebound, motivating the USD Index (DXY) to hover around the low-106.00s against the backdrop of mixed US yields.

In terms of monetary policy, there is a growing expectation among market participants that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will maintain its current stance of keeping interest rates unchanged at the November 1 meeting. This belief was reinforced by comments made by Fed Chair Jerome Powell during his recent speech at the Economic Club of New York.

Meanwhile, investors are considering the possibility of the European Central Bank (ECB) halting its tightening cycle, despite inflation levels surpassing the bank's target and concerns emerging about the risk of an economic slowdown or stagflation in the Eurozone.

In the euro docket, all the attention will be on the release of the German Business Climate measured by the IFO Institute for October.

In the US, usual weekly Mortgage Applications tracked by MBA are due later, ahead of New Home Sales for the month of September.

Daily digest market movers: Euro remains depressed below 1.0600

• The EUR keeps the offered bias against the USD.
• US and German yields trade without a clear direction.
• The Fed could still hike rates at the December meeting.
• The ECB is largely expected to keep rates unchanged on October 26.
• Geopolitical effervescence seems to have diminished somewhat.
• Inflation in Australia surprises to the upside in Q3.
• The ECB’S Christine Lagarde speaks later in the session.

Technical Analysis: Euro still risks deeper pullback

EUR/USD trades in a dubious fashion near 1.0580 following Tuesday’s pronounced retracement.

If the selling trend continues, immediate support can be found around the October 13 low of 1.0495, which is closely followed by the 2023 low of 1.0448 seen on October 3, before reaching the round level of 1.0400. If this zone is breached, the pair may decline further towards the lows of 1.0290 (November 30, 2022) and 1.0222 (November 21, 2022).

If bulls regain the upper hand, EUR/USD should face initial resistance at the October 25 peak of 1.0694, an area coincident with the 55-day Simple Moving Average (SMA). The surpass of this region exposes the September 12 top of 1.0767 prior to the important 200-day SMA at 1.0815. A break above this level could indicate a further push towards the August 30 high of 1.0945, just before reaching the psychological level of 1.1000. If the upward momentum continues, there is a possibility of challenging the August 10 peak of 1.1064, seconded by the July 27 top of 1.1149 and potentially even reaching the 2023 high of 1.1275 from July 18.

As long as the EUR/USD remains below the 200-day SMA, there is a possibility of sustained bearish pressure on the pair.