Gain an overview of the latest developments on the currency market and anticipate fluctuation risks.
The European Central Bank in the crosshairs
Last week, the euro crossed the symbolic threshold of 1.10 dollars per euro. While there had been several brushes with this milestone threshold recently, it had not yet been lastingly crossed. The happy surprise of the European Commission’s recovery plan (worth an unexpectedly large 750 billion euro...
June 2020 - Monthly Economic Outlook
Gain an overview of the latest developments on the currency market and anticipate fluctuation risks.
The five factors that can derail the euro
Last week's widespread rise of the euro against its major counterparts should not be misleading. The single currency is destined to fall further in the coming months, particularly against safe haven currencies (USD, JPY, and to a lesser extent against the CHF due to repeated interventions by the Swi...
EUR/CHF: BNS sticks to its guns
The euro reached a yearly low against the Swiss franc at €1.0504 at the end of last week, in an increasingly risk- averse environment. The single currency has not only lost ground against the Swiss franc, it has also fallen against other safe havens, the US dollar and the Japanese yen. The rise in t...
EURJPY: on track for the lows of 2016
The old adage “sell in May and go away” is a well-known warning to traders. The month of May is often conducive to the return of risk aversion. On the foreign exchange market, this saying seems to be holding true this year, judging by the rise of the yen against the euro. Over the last week, the EUR...
