Encouraging data from the European bank stress tests, and a growing demand for euros from Asian central banks, has helped push the euro to an eleven-week high against the dollar. This, combined with mounting evidence that the US economy is slowing, has investors turning to the European currency, and by 7:30 am EDT, the euro was up 0.6 percent to $1.3075, just shy of a high of $1.3091, its strongest since May 10. Traders said stop-loss orders were triggered above $1.3050, accelerating the currency’s gains, with options barriers seen at $1.3100.
“Data in the euro zone for now is pretty resilient and at the margins that argues for euro/dollar to edge higher, though people are pretty cautious at these levels,” said Tom Levinson, currency strategist at ING.
Source: Reuters
Content is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities. Opinions are the authors; not necessarily that of OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc. or any of its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers or directors. If you would like to reproduce or redistribute any of the content found on MarketPulse, an award winning forex, commodities and global indices analysis and news site service produced by OANDA Business Information & Services, Inc., please access the RSS feed or contact us at info@marketpulse.com. Visit https://www.marketpulse.com/ to find out more about the beat of the global markets. © 2023 OANDA Business Information & Services Inc.
Latest posts by Scott Boyd (see all)
- Japan’s Demographic Trap - 25 June 2012
- Officials Talk Openly of Greek Euro Exit - 16 May 2012
- Greek Voters Prepare to Roll the Dice - 15 May 2012