EUR/USD

The US Dollar (USD) has come under fresh downside pressure on Tuesday, slipping back to the area of two-day lows as shrinking fiscal jitters in France appear to have lent some support to the broader risk-linked galaxy.

EUR/USD trades on the front foot on Tuesday, drawing support from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD). However, concerns over France’s fiscal position keep the Euro’s (EUR) gains in check. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1255, up 0.29% on the day.

TD Securities’ Macro Research team, led by Jayati Bharadwaj with contributions from Howard Du and Linda Cheng, argues that recent EUR/USD weakness has been driven by high Oil and diesel prices and French OAT concerns.

OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong highlight EUR/USD caught between French political-fiscal risks and a potentially capped US Dollar. European bond turbulence is feeding expectations of a more dovish ECB, while US yields rise on economic resilience. Markets still price over three Fed hikes despite softer labour data, but OCBC expects only a moderate USD rally into year-end.

EUR/USD has slipped to fresh 17-month lows near 1.1160, weighed down by escalating political and fiscal uncertainties across the Eurozone.

MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that the Euro remains under selling pressure, with EUR/USD testing support at 1.1200 as Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez calls an early election for November 29. Opinion polls point to gains for the People’s Party, potentially in coalition with VoX.