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EUR/USD:ย ฮคhe Euro temporarily stabilizes

The single European currency shows signs of stabilization after the losses it suffered in the last three days as it has managed to react from the temporary low of 1.0220 to 1.0280.

Tuesday'sย  lossesย  came to a balance as I had mentioned in my article yesterday as withoutย  important macroeconomics newsย  it would be difficult for these losses to take a large extent.

Theย  break on US currency's recent gainsย  was also supported by statements fromย  Fed's officialsย  that they expect the pace of rate hikes to slowdown.

But on the same line andย  European officials in turn expect the European Central Bank to be more restrained about the amount of increases in the next meetings .

The policy to be followed by the two main central banks regarding the path of interest rates remains the main catalyst currently affecting the exchange rate .

The rates gap currently continues to be in favor of the dollarย  something that its difficult to allows the European currency to return to the strong upward momentum of the previous week.

At the same time, however, the European currency also shows signs of reactions and every time it finds itself in local new dips , the behavior of the reactions comes back to the fore, something that characterized the pair in its downward courseย  in recent months.

In today's agenda stands out the announcement on the course ofย  Consumer confidence in the eurozone and someย  statements from Fed's officials.

Without any major surprises i would expect a limited range tradingย  without extreme moves with the possibility of the European currency coming againย  under limited pressures.ย 

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Vasilis Tsaprounis

Vasilis Tsaprounis

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Vassilis Tsaprounis possesses over 25 years of professional experience in Capital Markets and especially in the foreign exchange market.

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