EUR/USD trades flattish at $1.1142......>

EURO-DOLLAR: EUR/USD trades flattish at $1.1142 after adding 17 pips yesterday.

- The rate slipped inched higher initially in yesterday's Tokyo trade, but

retreated after topping out at $1.1139. The downswing terminated at $1.1113,

touched in Europe, and the pair more than erased its earlier losses through the

rest of the day. Price action was primarily driven by USD performance.

- A jump above $1.1151, which kept a lid on gains through the last two sessions,

would shift bullish focus to the 200-HMA at $1.1177. Bears look to $1.1113/12,

which limited losses yesterday/on Friday. A fall below these levels and the

lower Bollinger band (2%) would open last Thursday's YtD low of $1.1102.

- London and Brussels continue to play their chicken game, increasing the

perceived odds of a no-deal Brexit. UK PM Johnson keeps insisting that EU

leaders must agree to renegotiate the current withdrawal deal, which they have

consistently ruled out, or face the UK's disorderly departure from the bloc.

- Flash readings of German CPI and French GDP headline today's docket in the EZ.

Preliminary CPIs from France and Italy are due to follow tomorrow, alongside

flash GDPs from Italy and the EZ.