The Euro slumped Thursday after the European Central Bank surprised markets by announcing an eagerly awaited end to its quantitative easing (QE) programme while quashing market hopes of an initial Eurozone interest rate rise in July 2019.

June 15,2018

The Euro-to-Dollar rate will be straight-jacketed this summer months due to lingering unease over the new Italian government's economic agenda although, according to strategists at J.P. Morgan, it can recover nicely later in 2018 once Italy's draft 2019 budget has been agreed with Brussels and European Central Bank ends its quantitative easing programme. 

June 13,2018

The Euro has started the week stronger, rising against all of its developed world rivals, as Italian political risk melts away and markets anticipate a step change in European Central Bank monetary policy as soon as this Thursday.

June 11,2018

ECB to be key for Euro exchange rates this week

EUR/USD targets 1.1925 on next break of highs, but much will depend on the message delivered by the ECB and Federal Reserve when they deliver their latest policy assessments.

June 10,2018

Foreign exchange analysis

EUR/USD has pushed above a key milestone on expectations that the European Central Bank will end its emergency stimulus programme.

June 7,2018

The Euro-to-Dollar rate continued to rise Thursday as fears of an Italian push to leave the single currency subside and the European Central Bank gears up to wind down its quantitative easing programme, but strategists at Credit Suisse say the latest rally is an opportunity to bet on fresh weakness later this summer.

June 7,2018

Praet

The Euro is one of the better performing global currencies mid-week thanks to a number of comments delivered by key members of the ECB which hint that next week's policy meeting will be a significant one.

June 7,2018

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