EUR/USD continued to fall on Monday, following the Friday’s big drop, even though US economic data was not that good. The dollar continued to receive support from the outlook for monetary tightening from the Federal Reserve while the euro remained under pressure from expectations of stimulus from the European Central Bank. Flash Markit manufacturing PMI dropped from 54.1 in October to 52.6 in November. The report frustrated analysts who had […]
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Read moreThe euro bounced from its daily lows with the help of positive economic data. Still, the currency was on a defensive due to the outlook for stimulus from the European Central Bank. Markit economics released several positive reports during the Monday’s trading session. Among them was the one that showed an unexpected increase of Germany’s manufacturing index to the highest level in three months. Indicators of the whole eurozone were good as well. The positive reports […]
Read moreThe US dollar was strong during the Monday’s session despite some worse-than-expected reports released from the United States. The greenback trimmed its gains but was trading above the opening level. The dollar continues to receive support from the outlook for a December interest rate lift-off from the Federal Reserve. The CME FedWatch shows a 74 percent probability of the rate hike next month. San Francisco Fed President John Williams reinforced […]
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