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ECB’s Holzmann: 25 bps rate cut is conceivable in December, not more

European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Robert Holzmann said on Wednesday that a “25 basis points (bps) rate cut is conceivable in December, not more.”

Additional quotes

Nothing decided on next rate move, will depend on data available at December meeting.

Trump is casting a shadow over inflation in Europe, will probably drive up inflation forecast.

Market reaction

EUR/USD was last seen trading 0.07% lower on the day at 1.0500, unperturbed by these comments.

Euro PRICE Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the weakest against the US Dollar.

 USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD 0.07%0.07%0.41%0.05%0.92%0.52%0.06%
EUR-0.07% 0.00%0.33%-0.02%0.86%0.45%-0.01%
GBP-0.07%-0.00% 0.34%-0.02%0.86%0.45%-0.00%
JPY-0.41%-0.33%-0.34% -0.36%0.51%0.10%-0.35%
CAD-0.05%0.02%0.02%0.36% 0.88%0.48%0.02%
AUD-0.92%-0.86%-0.86%-0.51%-0.88% -0.40%-0.85%
NZD-0.52%-0.45%-0.45%-0.10%-0.48%0.40% -0.46%
CHF-0.06%0.00%0.00%0.35%-0.02%0.85%0.46% 

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

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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.

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