EUR/HKD Exchange rate

EUR/USD moves sideways in a tight range below 1.1000 on Monday. The data from the Eurozone showed that Retail Sales rose by 0.2% on a monthly basis in August as forecast, failing to boost the Euro. Investors await comments from Fed officials.

GBP/USD stays under bearish pressure and trades in the red below 1.3100 on Monday, erasing early gains. The pair is undermined by a negative shift in risk sentiment but the downside remains limited as the US Dollar struggles to build on previous week's gains.

Spot Gold's consolidative phase continued throughout the first half of Monday after the noisy United States NFP report released last Friday. XAU/USD found near-term demand at the beginning of the week as Middle East tensions undermined the market’s mood.

Bitcoin stabilizes at around $63,000 on Monday. US spot Bitcoin ETF experienced outflows week-on-week. NYDIG report highlights that Bitcoin remains the best-performing asset this year, with a 49.2% year-to-date gain. 

The Reserve Bank of Australia is likely to continue bucking the trend adopted by major central banks of the dovish policy pivot, opting to maintain the policy for the seventh consecutive meeting on Tuesday.