EUR/USD rallies as US Dollar bleeds after Liberation Day
- EUR/USD soars to near 1.1145 as the US Dollar has been hit hard by Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement.
- US President Trump has announced 20% reciprocal levies on the Eurozone.
- EC von der Leyen vows to retaliate if negotiations with Washington fail.
EUR/USD climbs to its highest level since October around 1.1145 in Thursday’s North American session and gains an almost 2.5% on the day. The major currency pair strengthens as the US Dollar (USD) takes the bullet for long-term transition in the US economy. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, nosedives to near 101.30, the lowest level seen in six months.
On Wednesday, US Council of Economic Advisers Chair Stephen Miran agreed that tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump could lead to short-term bumps in the economy but will be favorable for long-term prospects. His comments came after Trump unveiled planned reciprocal tariffs. Trump announced a 10% baseline duty on all imports to the US and additional specific levies on most of its trading allies. Some leaders from targeted nations have threatened to retaliate with countermeasures.
Market participants expect Trump's tariffs will lead to a global economic slowdown, including in the US. Experts believe that new import duties are higher than expected and sufficient to send the US economy into a recession. Such a scenario paves the way for stagflation, assuming that higher levies will dampen efforts made by the Federal Reserve (Fed) to contain sticky inflationary pressures. This will complicate the Fed’s job of maintaining inflation near the 2% target with full employment.
Going forward, investors will focus on the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for March, which will be released on Friday. The official employment data will influence market expectations for the Fed’s monetary policy outlook. On Wednesday, the ADP Employment Change data showed that the private sector added 155K fresh workers in March, significantly higher than the expectations of 105K and the former release of 84K.
On the economic data front, the US ISM Services PMI data for March has come in weaker-than-expected. The Services PMI came in significantly lower at 50.8 compared to estimates of 53.0 and the prior release of 53.5.
Daily digest market movers: EUR/USD rallies amid weakness in US Dollar
- Sheer strength in the EUR/USD pair is also driven by the Euro's (EUR) outperformance. The Euro gains even though fears of a potential trade war between the US and the Eurozone have escalated after United States (US) President Donald Trump announced 20% reciprocal tariffs on the European Union (EU).
- European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen stated that the consequences will be “dire for millions of people around the globe”. She warned that the old continent is prepared to retaliate with countermeasures if negotiations with Washington end without a healthy conclusion. Von der Leyen further added that the EC is already finalising the “first package of countermeasures” in response to tariffs on steel and is now preparing for further countermeasures to protect our “businesses and interests”.
- Last month, von der Leyen warned of imposing tariffs on up to 26 billion Euros worth of imports from the US as a countermeasure for Trump's sweeping 25% levies on steel and aluminum imports, which became effective on March 12.
- Meanwhile, European Central Bank (ECB) officials have ruled out expectations that tariff-driven inflation could dent hopes of more interest rate cuts. During European trading hours, ECB policymaker and Governor of Bank of Greece Yannis Stournaras said that US tariffs will not be an “obstacle to April rate cut” as the inflation path remains “unchanged”. Stournaras guided that US tariffs will “negatively impact” the Euro area Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate by “0.3%-0.4%” in the first year.
Euro PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the US Dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -2.35% | -0.94% | -2.59% | -1.36% | -1.23% | -1.65% | -2.98% | |
| EUR | 2.35% | 1.18% | -0.23% | 1.04% | 1.16% | 0.73% | -0.63% | |
| GBP | 0.94% | -1.18% | -1.40% | -0.15% | -0.00% | -0.44% | -1.83% | |
| JPY | 2.59% | 0.23% | 1.40% | 1.22% | 1.41% | 0.82% | -0.43% | |
| CAD | 1.36% | -1.04% | 0.15% | -1.22% | 0.22% | -0.31% | -1.69% | |
| AUD | 1.23% | -1.16% | 0.00% | -1.41% | -0.22% | -0.43% | -1.79% | |
| NZD | 1.65% | -0.73% | 0.44% | -0.82% | 0.31% | 0.43% | -1.39% | |
| CHF | 2.98% | 0.63% | 1.83% | 0.43% | 1.69% | 1.79% | 1.39% |
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).
Technical Analysis: EUR/USD aims to revisit 1.1200
EUR/USD rallies to near 1.1150 on Thursday after a decisive breakout above the prior resistance of 1.0955, trading at levels not seen since early October. The near-term outlook of the major currency pair has turned extremely bullish as the 20-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) resumes its upside journey, trading around 1.0800.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) jumps around 70.00 after cooling down to near 60.00, suggesting that the bullish momentum has resumed.
Looking down, the mid-March resistance zone around 1.0955 is the first support to consider, followed by the March 31 high of 1.0850. Conversely, the September 25 high of 1.1214 will be the key barrier for the Euro bulls.
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Sagar Dua is associated with the financial markets from his college days. Along with pursuing post-graduation in Commerce in 2014, he started his markets training with chart analysis.
