Germany’s Minister of Finance, Olaf Scholz, said on Wednesday that the European economy will recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis, but might face some hardships in the near term, Reuters reported. “Europe has dealt with a historic challenge and has provided a very good response, has shown solidarity …
Read More »European Shares Open Higher After losses in 4 Sessions in a Row
European shares opened higher on Wednesday, September 2, after suffering losses for four consecutive sessions, while the media and entertainment sector recovered from the large losses recorded in the previous session. The European Stoxx600 index rose 1.1% in early trade, after losing more than 2% over the past four sessions. …
Read More »Cautious Trading of USD, Euro, and a rebound for Yuan
The dollar and euro were cautious in trading on Wednesday, August 26th, with dealers reluctance to make risky bets ahead of an important speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. In light of growing expectations that Powell will unveil a more tolerant policy towards inflation at the annual Jackson …
Read More »Euro Rises on Renewed Purchases of Riskier Currencies
The single European currency has witnessed positive movements during Monday’s trading, settling above the lowest level in a week against the US dollar recorded earlier, after the US dollar’s rise slowed, in conjunction with renewed purchases of high-risk currencies. The euro is currently higher against the dollar by more than …
Read More »Euro is winning as Dollar falters on Economic Concerns
The euro rose as the dollar fell due to concerns about the strength of the US economic recovery after job data that came below expectations, while the Chinese yuan rose to its highest level in seven months as traders bet on China’s growth. Traders in the single European currency are …
Read More »Euro Resumes its Gains
The Euro rose in Europe on Tuesday against a basket of global currencies, to resume its gains after two days of losses against the US dollar, again approaching the highest level in 26 months, taking advantage of the decline in USD. The Euro rose against the dollar by 0.4% to …
Read More »We Could Be Seeing More EUR Gains Soon
The Euro is now supported by the European Union’s (EU) recent agreement for a recovery fund to help the bloc’s economy combat the downturn caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) crisis. Approving the recovery fund spurred demand for European assets and extended the Euro’s rally, and now, market analysts are …
Read More »Euro Trying to Recover
The single currency rose on Monday to hit a four-month high against the US dollar on traders’ speculation about the European Union summit and the possibility of reaching an agreement regarding a huge recovery fund for the region. EUR/USD rose 0.2% to 1.1443 after reaching a four-month high of 1.1467, …
Read More »Euro at its Highest Level in 4 Months
The euro rose during the European morning, hitting its highest level in four months after increasing demand with Federal Reserve Governor Lil Brainard hinted that the US needed an easier monetary policy. EUR/USD rose 0.1% to 1.1408, after reaching its highest level since March 10 at 1.1423 earlier in the …
Read More »Euro Surges Across the Board
The Euro (EUR) has surged against major currencies during Monday’s trading, supported by the decline of the US Dollar (USD). A highly anticipated meeting for the European Central Bank (ECB) is set to take place on Thursday, while on Friday the European Union Leaders will discuss the COVID-19 crisis stimulus …
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