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EURo falls as ECB delivers

ECB did not disappoint markets yesterday by extending asset purchase programme until the end of December 2017. The bank said they will buy bonds, albeit at a lower pace, that may yield less than the deposit rate and pledged to increase the programme in terms of size and/or duration, if necessary.
The euro initially spiked to 50 DMA (1.0875) on the reduction of the monthly amount of purchases but it was one way street to 1.06 from there. This year's (1.0505) and last year's (1.0460) lows are the …
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EURo skyrockets as ECB fails to deliver

ECB cut the deposit rate to -0.30% (from -0.20%) and extended QE program to March 2017 (from September 2016) which was well short of expectations. Given the reaction it seems that the market might have been pricing in a cut to -0.40% and an expansion of QE.
Long term trendline, which connects 1985, 2000 and 2015 lows, held once again. 450+ pip rally stalled ahead of 50 DMA and 50.0% retracement of the last downswing. We'll see what the Fed will do but parity party seems ever more elusive.
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