Western Union notes:
The Euro has shown some significant resilience as the Greek debt crisis is coming to some kind of deadline with Euro 1.6 billion of loans due at the end of this week.
The resilience of the Euro is due to three factors; firstly deflationary fears in the Eurozone seem to have dissipated to some extent with inflation numbers from across the Eurozone showing that the pace of disinflation has ebbed significantly in the last two months. Secondly, Sovereign bond yields have surged higher on the back of disappearing deflation which has supported the upmove in the Euro. Thirdly, mixed data from the US has resulted in lower expectations of a Q3 rate hike by the Federal Reserve resulting in a weaker US Dollar across the board which has supported the move higher in the Euro.
The market is cutting short Euro positions in spite of the Greek crisis and last week as per data from CFTC speculative short positions in the Euro fell 35 percent to 89.4 contracts in the week ending June 16. The Euro could trade in a volatile range this week and as is typical with Eurozone we could witness a last minute deal.
Commentary
EUR review
Western Union notes: The Euro has shown some significant resilience as the Greek debt crisis is coming to some kind of deadline with Euro 1.6 billion of loans due at the end of this week. The resilience of the Euro is du…
Related articles
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed
Gold prices edged lower on Monday as stronger-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data dampened hopes for aggressive Federal Reserve rate cuts, bolstering the dollar. Spot gold slipped 0.1% to $2,686.32 an ounce, while F…
FxWirePro- Bitcoin Whales accumulation (positive for Bitcoin)
On-chain data shows BTC whales moved 10000 BTC from Crypto exchanges. This indicate accumulation of BTC by whales. Japanese public company Metaplanet buys another 1 billion yen worth of Bitcoin. According to Santiment, t…
U.S. personal income and spending rose less than expected in August
Personal income increased by 0.2% month over month In August, which was less than the 0.4% market forecast and less than the 0.3% growth in July. For the third consecutive month, real personal disposable income increased…
