EUR/USD

The Euro (EUR) comes under pressure against its peers again on Wednesday after a relief recovery the previous day. In the European trade, the major currency is down 0.63% at around 1.1188 against the US Dollar.

Halpenny argues that last week’s sharp widening of the OAT/Bund spread to 150 bps looked overdone, with French bonds now retracing from oversold levels as global fixed income selling eases. He sees Marine Le Pen’s aggressive consolidation plan as unlikely to materially change OAT risk ahead of next year’s election. MUFG expects EUR/USD downside risks to prevail.

• Fiscal anxiety and political fragmentation generated substantial selling pressure on the euro. • Rising crude oil prices eroded the euro's fundamental standing against the dollar. • Widening real interest rate differentials reinforced broad-based demand for the US dollar.

Commerzbank’s Antje Praefcke notes that concerns over France’s national debt have recently weighed on the Euro, reviving memories of the earlier sovereign debt crisis.

The Euro (EUR) heads south against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday, giving away Tuesday's gains weighed by rising Oil prices and broad-based US Dollar strength ahead of the release of the minutes of the last Federal Reserve (Fed) meeting.

United Overseas Bank (UOB) strategists Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann highlight that EUR/USD bounced on Tuesday as the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipped, but they still see the broader Euro (EUR) downtrend intact.