ECB’s de Galhau: Increase in long-term yields tightens financial conditions
European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker François Villeroy de Galhau said Thursday that “an increase in long-term yields, all things being equal, tightens financial conditions.”
“France needs to bring back the deficit to 3%,” he added.
Market reaction
The EUR/USD pair is oscillating in a narrow range around 1.0775, up 0.14% at the time of writing.
Euro PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.15% | -0.24% | 0.24% | 0.19% | -0.08% | -0.15% | 0.09% | |
| EUR | 0.15% | -0.11% | 0.36% | 0.32% | 0.04% | -0.02% | 0.22% | |
| GBP | 0.24% | 0.11% | 0.45% | 0.43% | 0.15% | 0.08% | 0.34% | |
| JPY | -0.24% | -0.36% | -0.45% | -0.06% | -0.34% | -0.41% | -0.14% | |
| CAD | -0.19% | -0.32% | -0.43% | 0.06% | -0.27% | -0.34% | -0.09% | |
| AUD | 0.08% | -0.04% | -0.15% | 0.34% | 0.27% | -0.06% | 0.19% | |
| NZD | 0.15% | 0.02% | -0.08% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.06% | 0.26% | |
| CHF | -0.09% | -0.22% | -0.34% | 0.14% | 0.09% | -0.19% | -0.26% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
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Dhwani Mehta
FXStreet
Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.
