The Euro (EUR) surrenders almost its entire early gains against the US Dollar (USD) in the European trading session on Thursday. The EUR/USD pair flattens at around 1.1228 after retreating from its day’s high of 1.1268.
Chris Turner at ING notes EUR/CHF fell after Swiss inflation surprised at 1.5% year-on-year, raising doubts that the Swiss National Bank can avoid tightening through 2027. He recalls the SNB’s 2023 strategy of driving the Swiss Franc stronger via FX sales and expects growing interest in the currency, with downside risks to existing EUR/CHF forecasts over coming months.
德國商業銀行(Commerzbank)的查理-萊(Charlie Lay)和亨利-郝博士(Dr. Henry Hao)報告稱,澳洲央行將其現金利率上調至 4.85%,但對進一步加息的指引有所軟化,投票結果為 6 比 3,且對失業和住房問題表示擔憂。他們指出,目前預計通脹率將一直高於 3%,直至 2027 年底,不過 OIS 定價顯示,市場預期澳儲行不會進一步加息,甚至預計到 2027 年底前還會出現小幅降息