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FOREX: EUR Breathes Sigh of Relief on German Elections

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  • The smooth passage of the German election results has allowed markets to trade with a sense of normalcy after EUR came under pressure into the Friday close - but the victory for Merz' CDU/CSU and the likely formation of a coalition with the SPD has steered markets clear of any abrupt U-turns on policy - leaving the EUR to very modestly outperform this morning.
  • January highs have capped the topside for EURUSD and broader bearish conditions continue to signal scope for a test of a significant cluster of support in EURJPY. For EURUSD, spot is edging lower and narrowing the gap to Friday’s close at 1.0459. A deeper reversal would place the focus on initial firm at 1.0401, the Feb 19 low.
  • A sharp dose of equity selling at the European open has subsided, with the bounce off lows helping markets maintain their preference for JPY and CHF selling - with both currencies at the bottom of the G10 table today. The key for sentiment ahead remains the state of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks and the timing of a Putin-Trump meeting in Saudi Arabia.
  • Schedules show both the French and UK leaders set to head to Washington this week, at which they'll look to assert Europe's interests and moderate Trump's divisive tone toward Moscow and Kyiv. Macron and Starmer's ability to do so could prove market-moving this week.  
  • Typically for a Monday, datapoints are few and far between, with just the Chicago and Dallas Fed national activity indices. As such, more focus may be paid to the ongoing BoE research conference, at which BoE's Ramsden and Dhingra are set to speak - with balance sheet policy a particular focus.
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  • The smooth passage of the German election results has allowed markets to trade with a sense of normalcy after EUR came under pressure into the Friday close - but the victory for Merz' CDU/CSU and the likely formation of a coalition with the SPD has steered markets clear of any abrupt U-turns on policy - leaving the EUR to very modestly outperform this morning.
  • January highs have capped the topside for EURUSD and broader bearish conditions continue to signal scope for a test of a significant cluster of support in EURJPY. For EURUSD, spot is edging lower and narrowing the gap to Friday’s close at 1.0459. A deeper reversal would place the focus on initial firm at 1.0401, the Feb 19 low.
  • A sharp dose of equity selling at the European open has subsided, with the bounce off lows helping markets maintain their preference for JPY and CHF selling - with both currencies at the bottom of the G10 table today. The key for sentiment ahead remains the state of the Russia-Ukraine peace talks and the timing of a Putin-Trump meeting in Saudi Arabia.
  • Schedules show both the French and UK leaders set to head to Washington this week, at which they'll look to assert Europe's interests and moderate Trump's divisive tone toward Moscow and Kyiv. Macron and Starmer's ability to do so could prove market-moving this week.  
  • Typically for a Monday, datapoints are few and far between, with just the Chicago and Dallas Fed national activity indices. As such, more focus may be paid to the ongoing BoE research conference, at which BoE's Ramsden and Dhingra are set to speak - with balance sheet policy a particular focus.