Eurozone Inflation Dropped to 1.8% Last Month

2024-10-03
Summary:

The dollar gained support Thursday as the Fed is not expected to cut interest rates soon, while the euro stayed near a three-week low.

EBC Forex Snapshot, 3 Oct 2024


The dollar saw some additional support on Thursday as the Fed is not expected to rush to cut interest rates. The euro languished not far from a three-week trough reached in the previous session.


Private payrolls increased by a larger-than-expected 143,000 jobs last month, the ADP showed, raising expectations for a strong reading for potentially crucial monthly non-farm payrolls figures on Friday.

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Eurozone inflation dropped to 1.8% last month, dipping below the ECB's target for the first time in three years. Normally hawkish ECB policymaker Isabel Schnabel took a dovish tone on price pressures.

Citibank vs. HSBC Currency Pair Data Comparison

Citi (as of 30 Sep) HSBC (as of 30 Sep)

Support Resistance Support Resistance
EUR/USD 1.1002 1.1214 1.1038 1.1250
GBP/USD 1.3002 1.3482 1.3103 1.3538
USD/CHF 0.8375 0.8749 0.8346 0.8506
AUD/USD 0.6757 0.6950 0.6702 0.7019
USD/CAD 1.3420 1.3792 1.3404 1.3633
USD/JPY 139.50 147.13 139.00 145.93

The green numbers in the table indicate that the data has increased compared with the previous time; the red numbers indicate that the data has decreased compared with the previous time; and the black numbers indicate that the data has remained unchanged.


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