EU inflation numbers an opportunity for EUR/USD to break 1.40 - HSBC

FXStreet (Bali) - The EUR is faced with a make-or-break event this week on European inflation data releases, notes Daragh Maher, Strategist at HSBC.

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"A downside surprise, even by a modest 0.1%, would get the market energised about QE and see the EUR substantially weaker. By contrast, an upside surprise may kill any thoughts of a near-term easing."

"Our forecasts are in line with consensus for the Eurozone measure, but we expect a stronger reading on the earlier German data. This would likely be the catalyst for a break of 1.40 on EUR-USD."