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EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and EUR/JPY rally on hopes of German €500 billion stimulus package

​​​EUR/USD, EUR/GBP and EUR/JPY rally on hopes of German €500 billion stimulus package which the coalition partners want to pass in the current parliament.

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​​​EUR/USD rallies strongly

EUR/USD's break through its major $1.0461 to $1.0533 resistance area is medium-term bullish and has the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at $1.0721 in its sights.

The euro is bid since Germany's conservative CDU/CSU and the Social Democrats (SPD) agreed to establish a €500 billion infrastructure fund and amend borrowing rules to boost defence spending and stimulate economic growth.

Support can be found in the $1.0533 to $1.0515 support area.

EUR/USD daily chart

EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

​EUR/GBP recovers from 3-month low

EUR/GBP rallies from its February £0.8243 low towards the 55-day SMA at £0.8330.

Potential slips may find support around the early February low at £0.8292.

EUR/GBP daily chart

EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com

​EUR/JPY rallies from near 7-month low

EUR/JPY is rallying from its near 7-month late February ¥154.80 low towards the 55-day SMA at ¥160.55.

Minor support can be found along the breached February-to-March tentative downtrend line at ¥158.22.

EUR/JPY daily chart

EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

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