Euro Higher As ECB Meeting In Focus
12 Dicembre 2022 - 08:35AM
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The euro strengthened against its major rivals in the European
session on Monday, ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary
policy announcement due later this week that is expected to deliver
a 50 basis point increase in key rates.
The 50 basis point increase will take the main refinancing rate
to 2.5 percent and the deposit rate to 2 percent.
Investors are anticipating details on how the ECB will unwind
bond purchases made under the stimulus program.
A pullback in the dollar index ahead of the Federal Reserve's
monetary policy meeting and the inflation data further supported
the currency.
The Fed is widely expected to slow down the pace of tightening,
and raise interest rate by 50 basis points to 4.25-4.50
percent.
The euro was higher against the kiwi and the aussie, at 1.6504
and 1.5606, respectively. The currency is poised to find resistance
around 1.67 against the kiwi and 1.61 against the aussie.
The EUR/JPY pair touched 144.60, its highest level since
November 30. The currency is likely to find resistance around the
146.00 level.
The EUR/CAD pair reached nearly a 10-month high of 1.4442. The
currency is seen finding resistance around the 1.47 level.
The EUR/GBP pair edged up to 0.8617 around 2 am ET and held
steady thereafter. The pair had ended last week's deals at
0.8577.
The euro rose to 1.0574 against the greenback and 0.9857 against
the franc, from an early low of 1.0506 and a 10-day low of 0.9826,
respectively. The next possible resistance for the euro is seen
around 1.09 against the greenback and 1.05 against the franc.
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