The EUR/USD pair is struggling to find buyers and remains near a two-year low, influenced by the ECB's dovish stance and the Federal Reserve's hawkish shift. Traders await US PCE data for further direction.
EUR/USD consolidates in a range just above a two-year low touched earlier this month. The ECB ’s dovish outlook is seen undermining the shared currency amid a bullish USD. Traders await the US PCE data – the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge – for some impetus. The EUR/USD pair continues with its struggle to attract any meaningful buyers and oscillates in a range around the 1.0360 area during the Asian session on Friday.
Spot prices remain close to a near-one-month low touched on Thursday and seem poised to register its lowest weekly close since November 2022. Moreover, the shared currency might continue with its relative underperformance on the back of the divergent European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy outlook. In fact, the ECB cut interest rates for the fourth time this year last Thursday and left the door open to further easing in 2025. In contrast, the Fed signaled earlier this week that it would slow the pace of rate cuts in 2025. This, in turn, suggests that the path of least resistance or the EUR/USD pair is to the downside. Meanwhile, the Fed's hawkish shift comes on top of persistent geopolitical risks and concerns about US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans. This, along with the threat of a US government shutdown ahead of the Friday night deadline, continues to weigh on investors' sentiment and assists the US Dollar (USD) to preserve the post-FOMC strong gains to a two-year high. This further validates the negative outlook for the EUR/USD pair and supports prospects for further losses. The USD bulls, however, take a brief pause for a breather and now look to the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index, due for release later during the North American session. The Fed's preferred inflation gauge should provide a fresh impetus to the USD and the EUR/USD pai
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