At the time of writing, EUR/USD is down some 0.29% falling to a low of 1.0338; sliding from a higher of 1.0496. Risk currencies, such as the Euro are under considerable pressure as protests against COVID restrictions in China weighed on the overall market sentiment.The violent protests in major Chinese …
Read More »EUR/USD surges on FOMC minutes
The Euro benefited from Wednesday’s FOMC minutes as the US Dollar weakened on the release of the November meeting’s minutes.The minutes have indicated that Fed policymakers agreed to slow the rate hikes, this news is weakening the US Dollar, so the Euro jumped against the US Dollar. At the time …
Read More »Scholz Pledges to End Germany’s Over-Reliance on China, Russia
Chancellor Olaf Scholz doubled down on his government’s promise to end Germany’s “one-sided dependence” on Russia and China for energy and trade, part of a sweeping rethink of the nation’s commercial ties triggered by the war on Ukraine. “The price of sitting on our hands would be incomparably higher,” Scholz …
Read More »EUR/USD Goes Defensive As FOMC Minutes Awaited
An improvement in the market’s sentiment despite the looming Covid woes from China and mixed concerns surrounding the US-China relations help the pair to register the first daily gain in four on Tuesday. EUR/USD buyers are relaxing ahead of Wednesday that is literally eventful. The EUR/USD pair has steadied around …
Read More »EUR/USD pressured near 1.0250
The EUR/USD pair has maintained the corrective downside well for another trading session and threatens to challenge the key support around the 1.0200 sooner rather than later.With the opening bell of an uneventful session, the US dollar extends the recent comeback by the recent hawkish messages by Fed policymakers. Statements …
Read More »ECB’s Holzmann: Interest rates will be increased further
The European Central Bank’s Robert Holzmann has crossed the wires saying interest rates will be increased further.The EUR/USD pair is climbing in the US trading session, though it remains beneath the highs of the day at 1.0481, reached on the release of a softer-than-expected US Producer Price Index (PPI). PPI …
Read More »EUR/USD rebounds from parity ahead of US CPI
The EUR/USD pair found an immediate bolstering factor around 1.0000 ahead of the key US CPI data expected on Thursday. US shares were subject to massive selloff transactions amid anxiety ahead of US midterm elections.The Eurozone CPI is still seen at 3% in three years and 5.1% in the next …
Read More »EUR/USD jumps to session highs on retreating US dollar
The dollar dives with all eyes on the US mid-term elections. So, the euro has squeezed higher on Tuesday’s US trading to hit session highs at 1.0550 with the US dollar dropping suddenly versus rivals. From a wider perspective, however, the pair has been moving without a clear direction, both …
Read More »EUR/USD faces risk to fall to 0.95 in the weeks ahead
Some economists have revised down their EUR/USD forecast. Accordingly, the pair is expected to slump towards the 0.95 mark.It is not clear if the ECB can support the EUR with rates hikes. The EUR is not fully priced for the headwinds facing the Eurozone economy.There are no guarantees currently that …
Read More »EUR/USD jumps to two-day highs after FOMC statement
The US Federal Reserve has raised interest rate by 75 basis points as expected. The US dollar as FOMC says will take into account the cumulative tightening.The EUR/USD pair is gaining momentum, above 0.9950 could test parity. The EUR/USD rose following the Fed’s decision to raise interest rates by 75 …
Read More »