The euro today traded sideways against the US dollar in a low-volatility market environment as traders waited for Jerome Powell‘s statement and testimony later in the day. The EUR/USD currency pair had a muted reaction to the release of inflation data from both Germany and the USA as the technical conditions surrounding the pair remained neutral.
The Japanese yen is strengthening against multiple currency pairs midweek, driven by better-than-expected banking lending and manufacturing prices. Will this be enough to quash concerns about a possible recession? After last week’s surprise decline in machinery orders, it is unclear where the Japanese economy is heading.
The euro today fell against a much stronger US dollar amid a lack of any potent fundamental triggers to extend the single currency’s gains from yesterday. The EUR/USD currency pair fell despite the release of mixed German ZEW survey data in the early European session and kept dropping for the rest of the day.
The Japanese yen is slipping against most major currency rivals to start the trading week, driven by considerable weakness in the nation’s manufacturing sector, housing industry, and labor market. Although Tokyo had experienced some positive economic data early last week, these were offset by bearish trends throughout the economy.
The Japanese yen today rallied against the US dollar in a risk-off market environment as the greenback sold off after yesterday’s FOMC rate decision. The USD/JPY currency pair today crashed to new lows after the release of upbeat housing and construction data from the Japanese docket.
The euro today fell against the US dollar despite the release of mostly upbeat data from across the euro area in a move that could be attributed to profit-taking following yesterday’s bullish run. The EUR/USD currency pair today rallied to its daily highs in the early European session after the release of upbeat Q3 GDP data from Spain before heading lower later.
The euro today traded sideways against the US dollar following the release of mixed US GDP data in the early American session. The EUR/USD currency pair fell slightly on the upbeat US releases, but its decline lacked conviction following the release of upbeat German consumer data.
The euro today fell against its US peer following the release of mixed German IFO survey data early in the European session. The EUR/USD currency pair fell from its daily highs shortly after the announcements in a risk-off market environment weighed down by Brexit and trade worries.
The euro fell against the US dollar in the American session following a spike higher shortly after the announcement of the European Central Bank‘s rate decision. The EUR/USD currency pair rallied to its daily highs in the early European session on mixed IHS Markit flash PMI releases from the euro area but later fell.
The Japanese yen was little changed following a report that showed that economic activity in Japan slowed this month. The services sector barely expanded as its rate of growth slowed sharply compared with September, while the manufacturing sector accelerated the rate of its decline unexpectedly.
