Euro suffers steepest 1-day drop against dollar since May
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The Euro has accelerated its downward momentum vs. the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, sending EUR/USD south of the 1.1600 support to hit new two-week troughs. The pullback came as the Greenback found its footing again, nudging the Dollar Index (DXY) well north of the 98.00 hurdle.
The US and the EU coming together for a trade deal has been a boost for the US dollar to kick off the week, as we see the USD oversold condition start to get questions asked of it.
The pound briefly hit a two-year low versus the euro on Monday, before rebounding, and dipped on the dollar, though its moves were largely a function of those elsewhere as investors digested the announcement of an EU-U.
“Further euro strength is likely to be self-defeating,” said Valentin Marinov, a currency strategist at Crédit Agricole, a French bank. Exports were already likely to weaken and become a drag on the eurozone economy because of U.S. tariffs and European government policies that would encourage more imports.
Investing.com - Trend following investors have recovered their positions on long EUR/USD trades following a rebound in the euro this week, according to Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) analysis released Monday.
The EU needs more than a digital euro to respond effectively to the USD stablecoin surge, according to ECB adviser Jürgen Schaaf.
There is a chance for Euro (EUR) to rise above 1.1775 against US Dollar (USD); the major resistance at 1.1795 is likely out of reach for now. In the longer run, price action indicates further EUR strength, likely toward 1.1795, UOB Group's FX analysts Quek Ser Leang and Peter Chia note.
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