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EUR/USD looks to build on recovery from multi-week low; holds steady below mid-1.0800s

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New update 2025.03.31 09:49
EUR/USD looks to build on recovery from multi-week low; holds steady below mid-1.0800s

update 2025.03.31 09:49

  • EUR/USD turns positive for the third straight day amid a broadly weaker USD. 
  • Friday's US PCE data fueled stagflation fears and continues to weigh on the buck.
  • Trade war fears could limit USD losses and cap the pair ahead of German CPI.

The EUR/USD pair attracts some dip-buyers following an Asian session dip to the 1.0800 neighborhood and looks to build on its bounce from a multi-week low touched last Thursday. The uptick, however, lacks bullish conviction, with spot prices currently trading near the 1.0835 region, unchanged for the day.

The US Dollar (USD) remains under some selling pressure for the third straight day amid the risk of stagflation in the US and turns out to be a key factor acting as a tailwind for the EUR/USD pair. The USD bulls seem rather unimpressed by signs of rising inflation, which might hold back the Federal Reserve (Fed) from resuming its rate-cutting cycle in June. In fact, the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index released on Friday showed that the core gauge that excludes volatile food and energy prices rose 0.4% in February, marking the biggest monthly gain since January 2024 and lifting the yearly rate to 2.8%. 

Adding to this, the University of Michigan survey showed that 12-month inflation expectations soared to the highest level in nearly 2-1/2 years during March. This overshadowed Consumer Spending data, which accelerated 0.4% last month after a downwardly revised 0.3% decline in January. This comes on top of the uncertainty over US President Donald Trump's trade policies and should allow the Fed to adopt a  'wait-and-see' approach towards easing monetary policy further. The outlook, however, does little to provide any meaningful impetus to the Greenback or exert any downward pressure on the EUR/USD pair. 

The shared currency, on the other hand, seems to draw support from easing EU-US trade war concerns. In fact, the European Commission (EC) signaled that it has prepared concessions for the US to escape Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, which he will announce on Wednesday. However, the prevalent risk-off mood could offer some support to the safe-haven buck and cap the upside for the EUR/USD pair. Traders now look forward to the release of the prelim German consumer inflation figures for some impetus. The fundamental backdrop, meanwhile, supports prospects for a further appreciating move for the pair.

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Consumer Price Index (YoY)

The Consumer Price Index (CPI), released by the German statistics office Destatis on a monthly basis, measures the average price change for all goods and services purchased by households for consumption purposes. The CPI is the main indicator to measure inflation and changes in purchasing trends. The YoY reading compares prices in the reference month to a year earlier. Generally, a high reading is bullish for the Euro (EUR), while a low reading is bearish.

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Next release: Mon Mar 31, 2025 12:00 (Prel)

Frequency: Monthly

Consensus: -

Previous: 2.3%

Source: Federal Statistics Office of Germany

 


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