EUR/USD holds ground near 1.1150 ahead of Eurozone PMI data
- EUR/USD remains stable ahead of the Purchasing Managers Index data release from Eurozone and Germany.
- The US Dollar may struggle due to the rising likelihood of more Fed rate cuts by the end of the year.
- ECB President Lagarde emphasized that monetary policy needs to stay adaptable.
EUR/USD maintains its position around 1.1160 during the Asian hours on Monday. The US Dollar (USD) may depreciate following the rising likelihood of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in 2024, which may underpin the EUR/USD pair.
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a larger-than-usual 50 basis points to a 4.75-5.00% range last week. Policymakers also predicted an additional 75 basis points (bps) of rate cuts by the end of the year.
However, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell stated in the post-meeting press conference that the Fed is not in a hurry to ease policy and emphasized that half-percentage point rate cuts are not the "new pace."
On the EUR front, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde emphasized in her speech on Friday that monetary policy needs to stay adaptable in a constantly evolving world. Although the core objectives of monetary policy, particularly price stability, remain the same, central banks must maintain flexibility to respond to the challenges of a swiftly changing global economy, according to Euronews.
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