ZEW surprises, pushes EUR higher vs USD

Sentiment among German financial analysts and institutional investors unexpectedly brightened in March, but remained at historically low levels, a survey from the Center for European Economic Research, or ZEW, showed Tuesday.

The ZEW think tank's economic expectations index rose to -32.0 points from -39.5 points in February, beating economists' forecasts of a reading of -40.0 points. The indicator was well below its historical average of 30.3 points.

The outcome gave the euro a boost to trade at $1.5451 at 1020 GMT, compared with $1.5400 ahead of the data.

Source: Dow Jones Newswire

EURUSD relatively stable in 1.51/52

EURUSD trades relatively stable in the 1.51/52 range today, despite Eurogroup's Juncker being in the wires again saying: "- EUR overvalued in relation to other currencies, - JPY and YUAN undervalued, USD somewhere in between, - USD tends to be undervalued rather than correctly reflecting fundamentals." (Reuters / Market News Int).

I'm only speculating on small varieties, with a bid/ask spread of 2PIPs relatively minor moves can give small profits, so I went in at spike at 1.5218 and out again some 10 pips lower with 8 pip profit.

All in all it is a nice and slow Tuesday with some Microeconometics lectures and some trading to make the the day slightly more interesting.