The EUR/USD currency pair today traded sideways following the resurgence of Italian political risks due to tensions within the coalition government. The currency pair’s losses were largely limited by the weaker US dollar following President Donald Trump‘s dovish comments yesterday.
The euro today rallied higher amid calm global financial markets, which encouraged a risk-on mood among investors boosting the single currency. However, the euro gave up some of its gains against the US dollar following the release of mixed US retail sales data in the early American session.
Earlier today, the euro dropped to new weekly lows following the release of the minutes of the European Central Bank‘s latest Governing Council meeting. The single currency headed lower despite the release of positive German inflation data, but rallied higher in the American session following the release of US CPI data.
The euro today opened higher against the US dollar following the disappointing US unemployment data released on Friday. The single currency rallied higher ahead of Mario Draghi‘s speech, but later declined due to a resurgence in demand for the US dollar in the American session.
The Japanese yen was flat against the US dollar and fell versus other major currencies today despite the gloomy mood among investors as the trade war between the United States and China was ready to start. As for Japan’s macroeconomic data released on Friday, it was mixed.
The euro today headed lower against the US dollar in the early European session following the release of mixed Eurozone PMI data by IHS Markit. The euro’s decline drove the EUR/USD currency pair lower as the US dollar recovered from its slump that occurred in the Asian session.
The euro today traded lower against the US dollar amid the deepening of the political crisis in Germany as the Interior Minister Horst Seehofer threatened to resign. The release of mixed Eurozone PMIs by IHS Markit in the early European session could not reverse the pair’s downtrend as the US dollar gained ground over the single currency.
The Japanese yen was rather strong today despite a mixed Tankan survey. The currency fell against the US dollar, though, which was also very strong on Monday.
Macroeconomic data released in Japan today was good, but the Japanese yen fell nevertheless. It looks like market participants continued to eschew currencies perceived to be a safe haven.
The euro today held on to its gains in the American session despite the release of strong US inflation data, which boosted the greenback. The EUR/USD currency pair has rallied significantly higher overnight after European leaders finally reached a deal on Migration at the EU Summit.
