EUR/GBP Fundamental Analysis – November 16, 2015 – Forecast

Analysis and Recommendations:

The EUR/GBP dipped 13 points as the euro weakened after a lackluster GDP read today while the pound traded steady with no economic data or news from the UK. The pair looks to close the week at 0.7090 near its lowest point in several months.  Growth in the Eurozone slowed to 0.3 percent in the third quarter, compared with the previous quarter when it grew by 0.4 percent. Germany, the region’s largest economy, also slowed down to grow by 0.3 percent as falling exports weighed on economic growth.

Germany’s growth figure matched market expectations but was slower than the 0.4 percent expansion in the previous quarter, while the GDP for the 19-nation Eurozone was below market expectations of 0.4 percent. Growth in the 28-nation European Union held steady at 0.4 percent, according to official data.

In Germany, where the economy is driven by exports, higher spending by households and the government helped offset declines in foreign trade, the country’s official statistics agency said.

At a time when the UK government is attempting to negotiate looser ties with Brussels, Jens Weidmann, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank, and a member of the European Central Bank’s governing council, issued a set piece statement at a Paris university yesterday calling for a ‘comprehensive shift of sovereignty’ involving the introduction of a common fiscal authority for the euroland.

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Government Bond Auctions

Date Time Country

Nov 18 11:30 Germany New Eur 5bn Dec 2017 Schatz

Nov 18 10:30 UK 2% 2025 Gilt auction

Nov 18 10:30 Portugal Eur 1-1.25bn; bond auction

Nov 18 15:30 Sweden Announces details of Bond on 25 Nov

Nov 18 N/A Holland Announces details of Bond on 24 Nov

Nov 19 09:30 Spain Auctions Bonos/Obligaciones

Nov 19 10:50 France Auctions BTANs

Nov 19 11:50 France Auctions OATi

Nov 19 N/A US Holds 10-year TIPS auction

Nov 20 16:30 Italy Announces details of CTZ/BTPei on 25 Nov