EUR/JPY remains steady after three days of losses, trading around 178.60 during the Asian hours on Thursday. Technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the currency cross remains within the descending channel pattern, signalling a bearish bias.
Bitcoin (BTC) holds above $79,000, maintaining resilience on Wednesday as the broader cryptocurrency market consolidates gains. Gold (XAU) is steady above $4,400, underpinned by a measured shift toward risk-on sentiment among investors.
Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret report EUR/USD is flat in North American trade after touching a one-week high, with fundamentals supported by firmer European Central Bank (ECB) rate expectations on higher Oil prices.