Euro Gains as ECB Readies Interest Rate Statement

The euro continued to make gains on the dollar this morning rising 0.5 percent to $1.4901 at 8:30 an in New York. Investors are hopping aboard the euro as speculation grows that tomorrow’s statement from the European Central Bank will strongly hint at further interest rate increases for the Eurozone.

“The ECB has nailed its anti-inflation colors firmly to the mast, and the Fed hasn’t even got around to starting yet,” said Steven Barrow, a currency strategist at Standard Bank Plc in London. “This euro rally won’t extend too far if the ECB isn’t as hawkish as the market expects.”

Source: Bloomberg

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