Euro (EUR)

Tomorrow we have a series of important data points coming out of the euro area. The most important ones are Employment Change and the final reading of Q2 GDP. The data is likely to affirm expectations for the ECB to start easing during its…
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Tomorrow we get our first major data from Europe for the week. And it's set to be a pretty important day for the euro! This is the last major data release ahead of the ECB's rate decision on Thursday. At the meeting, we're expecting the…
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Tomorrow is a big day for central bank watchers! We will be getting the UK and eurozone CPI figures one after the other in the middle of the trading session. We could expect some extra volatility this time around in both the pound and…
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It's PMI day! Well, not quite. Tomorrow we get preliminary PMIs from the big players in Europe. This data does tend to move the markets quite a bit. With the Fed behind us, it's actually the last major data release that could inject…
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After a quiet start to the week, the markets were treated to two major themes on Tuesday. Equities posted some gains after reports that President Trump will be meeting with Chinese Premier Xi on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. There is…
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Tomorrow we have the release of a host of data relevant to the euro all at once. We have CPI, trade balance and ZEW economic sentiment indicator for the eurozone. But, the one we'll be focusing on here since it tends to have a lot of…
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The greenback firmed further on Friday closing in the green. The dollar was supported by retail sales data which beat estimates. Retail sales grew 0.5% in May, up from a revised 0.3% in the month before. Core retail sales advanced 0.5%…
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Risk aversion was back in the markets with the safe haven assets outperforming. The US dollar index was also seen rising on the day on Wednesday. Trade spats from Washington and Beijing lowered the prospects of any trade deals that could be…
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The markets were trading cautiously albeit amid a slight risk-on sentiment prevailing. US stocks closed slightly higher while safe haven assets shed their recent gains. President Trump said on Tuesday that he was not yet ready for a deal…
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The Federal Reserve released the monetary policy meeting minutes late yesterday. The minutes revealed that policymakers were committed to keeping interest rates steady over the next few months. Members raised their expectations on…
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