Fundamentals, technicals offer support to NOK
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June 18 (Reuters) -A key week for the crown with the Norges Bank's latest policy view due today. Expectations of a hawkish hold coupled with potential for a bullish technical pattern playing out bode well for the NOK.
A pattern of falling tops on the weekly chart suggests EUR/NOK could go much lower. The cross peaked at 12.2030 in May 2023 and suffered a 9% pullback. A second peak of 12.0060 in November 2023 led to a 7.5% pullback and following an 11.8700 top in April there might be scope for a 5.5-6.0% drop, taking the cross to levels around 11.2100 before the upside is explored again.
Despite a marked improvement in the currency, Norwegian fundamentals continue to argue the case of higher-for-longer interest rates and the Norges Bank is likely to signal a slight up-lift in its rate path at this week's meeting.
Inflation is coming down, but not quickly enough and stronger wage growth and economic output could keep the CPI above target for some time and edge the rate path higher. Analysts are now expecting the central bank to signal a 50/50 chance of a rate cut in December with some not expecting a move until March 2025.
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EUR/NOK weekly candle chart: https://tmsnrt.rs/3RxQ1CR
(Peter Stoneham is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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