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The Euro was bid higher following today’s meeting of the Governing Council of the ECB, which saw the central bank boost its support package for the covid-19 pandemic by €600BN.

The Euro-to-Dollar rate slumped on Tuesday and expectations were mounting for more downside on the road ahead after a court ruling stoked uncertainty about whether Germany will be able to continue participating in the European Central Bank (ECB) quantitative easing (QE) programme.  

The Euro swung back into the black in choppy month-end trading Thursday and 'periphery' bond markets were rising following the April European Central Bank (ECB) press conference, potentially suggesting lesser concern among investors about financial stability in Southern Europe.

The Euro-to-Dollar rate bounced Wednesday following a larger-than-expected fall in U.S. first-quarter GDP growth and ahead of the latest Federal Reserve (Fed) policy decision, but there's an iceberg lurking in Thursday's waters that could sink the exchange rate ahead of the weekend. 

The Euro-to-Dollar rate was under intensifying pressure on Thursday following the overnight announcement of a mammoth European Central Bank (ECB) increase in the size of its quantitative easing program that has so-far arrested a sharp spike in government bond yields across the continent.

The Euro-to-Dollar rate whip-sawed Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced a "comprehensive package" of measures to support an already struggling economy as authorities battle against a coronavirus epidemic, but volatility has since given way to heavy selling of the single currency 

The Euro was in retreat from the Dollar Thursday as attention turned to the March policy announcement of the European Central Bank (ECB), with many expecting a sizeable response to the growing coronavirus crisis that is increasingly hampering day-to-day life across the continent and threatening an already-weak economy. 

The Euro-to-Dollar rate rallied Thursday as major economy bond yields lifted off earlier lows, although the move came soon after minutes of the latest European Central Bank (ECB) meeting appeared to vindicate the market for its recently bearish view on the outlook. 

The European Central Bank (ECB) is being tipped by a leading Swiss investment bank to cut interest rates once more in 2020, a move that will lead to further weakness in the single currency.

The Euro retained its earlier softness Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed the launch of a strategic monetary policy review and promised that further details on the scope and timing of the review will be released later in the afternoon. 

The Euro remained on its front foot Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) left its interest rates and quantitative easing program unchanged for December, although the single currency must still navigate a looming press conference, the UK general election as well as the twists and turns of the Dollar.

The Euro was treading water Thursday amid Mario Draghi's final policy press conference on behalf of the European Central Bank (ECB), which comes amid division in Frankfurt over recent decisions and as rate setters attempt to grapple with an ongoing economic slowdown on the continent. 

The Euro was aided higher in a risk-on market Thursday by reports of internal opposition to the recent European Central Bank (ECB) decision to resume its quantitative easing program, although an increasingly apparent policy impotence could lift the single currency even further into year-end, according to Monex Europe forecasts.

Sabine Lautenschläger, Member of the Executive Board and Governing Council of the ECB, has resigned, a move that adds to the Euro's underwhelming performance of late.

The Euro whipsawed in volatile swings Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a bid to defend the Eurozone from a global economic slowdown that's already put Germany on the doorstep of recession, and following speculation that U.S.China trade deal could be close. 

The Euro softened against all of its major rivals Wednesday as investors shunned the currency ahead of an eagerly-awaited interest rate policy decision from the European Central Bank (ECB), which is being billed as likely to set the direction for the single currency into year-end.  

The Euro advanced against most of its major rivals Monday as investors continued to chase 'risk assets' higher in the wake of another detente between the U.S. and China while also celebrating the latest developments in the Brexit saga, but Thursday's European Central Bank (ECB) policy decision risks spoiling appetites for the currency.

The Euro is rebounding against the U.S. Dollar, helped in part by a growing view that the ECB might prove less ambitous than markets were expecting when they announce additional monetary stimulus at their September meeting.

The Euro was in retreat again Friday and the charts warning of further downside ahead after an influential policymaker called for the European Central Bank (ECB) to take bold action in order to support the ailing Eurozone economy in September. 

The Euro saw choppy trading against the Dollar and Pound Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) set the stage for interest rate cuts and a reopening of its bond buying program from September, as it seeks to lift already-insufficient inflation pressures at a time when economic growth is weakening