{"id":164869,"date":"2020-02-12T10:15:51","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=164869"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:15:51","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T15:15:51","slug":"market-risk-appetite-rises-slightly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2020\/02\/market-risk-appetite-rises-slightly\/","title":{"rendered":"Market Risk Appetite Rises Slightly"},"content":{"rendered":"
February 12, 2020<\/div>
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By <\/strong>Orbex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

A day after equity markets turned cautious, investor appetite was slightly bullish.<\/p>\n

A lack of economic fundamentals has kept the markets flat.\u00a0The coronavirus<\/a>, however, is keeping investors on the edge with some fund managers claiming that market fears are overdone.<\/p>\n

Fed Chair Powell gave his testimony to the US Congress, but it was broadly neutral.<\/p>\n

French Economy to Expand 0.3% in Q1<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Bank of France forecast that the French economy will rise by 0.3% in the first three months of 2020. This comes after the GDP fell 0.1% in the fourth quarter of last year.<\/p>\n

The report came following a monthly survey from the bank suggesting that the manufacturing confidence index was unchanged in January at 96.0.<\/p>

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EURUSD Rebounds Off Lower Support<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The euro currency is on track to close bullish after a long spell of declines. Price action bounced off the support area near 1.0897. This comes despite the Stochastics oscillator staying well within the oversold levels.<\/p>\n

However, divergence on the intraday charts could indicate a rebound to 1.0952.<\/p>\n

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UK Fourth-Quarter GDP Stays Flat<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The latest quarterly GDP report from the UK showed that the economy logged a flat growth rate. For the three months ending December 2019, the gross domestic product was unchanged on the quarter.<\/p>\n

This follows a 0.5% increase in the third quarter of 2019. The increase in the services and construction sector was offset by the declines in the manufacturing and auto industry.<\/p>\n

GBPUSD Fails to Capitalize on Gains<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The cable initially jumped on the GDP report, but later into the day, prices failed to build upon the momentum. As a result, GBPUSD briefly tested the price of 1.2960 before pulling back.<\/p>\n

If this momentum continues, we expect a continuation to the downside. Alternatively, price action could remain steady just below the resistance area for a while.<\/p>\n

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Gold Turns Weaker After Powell\u2019s Speech<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Gold prices did not react much to Fed Powell\u2019s speech. Giving his testimony to Congress, the Fed Chair said that the bank is closely monitoring the\u00a0impact of coronavirus.<\/a><\/p>\n

Elsewhere, on monetary policy, Powell struck a neutral chord. However, the precious metal started to dip closer into the late European trading session.<\/p>\n

XAUUSD Reverses at Resistance<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The precious metal, after failing to breakout off the resistance level at 1573 \u2013 1568, is pushing lower. This could potentially confirm the downside correction.<\/p>\n

But price action needs to close below the previous pivot lows of 1548.29 to confirm the downside. The next lower target is at 1534.14.<\/p>\n

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By <\/strong>Orbex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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