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SUMMARY: All about the EUR

FOREX
  • A very busy session in FX and particularly for the EUR, which has been the story of the day.
  • The currency was lifted across the board, following a Bloomberg piece suggesting "ECB Said to Agree There Is No Need to Overreact to Euro Gains"
  • Lagarde during her presser noted: "The ECB monitors but does not target the exchange rate. Lagarde refuses to comment on the level of the currency,".
  • EURGBP is now up 1.25% and through multiple resistance and testing levels last seen since March,
  • EURGBP next area of interest comes at 26/03 high 0.92229.
  • EUR is still grinding higher, at the time of typing, and testing highs against USD, GBP, JPY, SEK, CAD, AUD, and CZK.
  • Immediate resistance in EURUSD is seen at 1.1929 High Sep 2. (traded 1.1917 high).
  • Looking ahead, BoC Macklem Holds Press Briefing.
  • On the data front, we get NZ biz Manufacturing PMI, food price and REINZ house sales.

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