EUR/USD trades on the front foot on Tuesday, drawing support from a modest pullback in the US Dollar (USD). However, concerns over France’s fiscal position keep the Euro’s (EUR) gains in check. At the time of writing, the pair trades around 1.1255, up 0.29% on the day.
USD/JPY holds firm on Tuesday as the Japanese Yen (JPY) trades on the defensive across the board. However, a softer US Dollar (USD), weighed down by a pullback in US Treasury yields, and intervention concerns around the 160 level limit the upside, keeping the pair range-bound.
Francesco Pesole at ING highlights that the Euro (EUR) is under pressure from French bond market turbulence, which is adding a fiscal risk premium and driving a repricing lower in European Central Bank (ECB) rate expectations.