Hopes for an 11th-hour trade deal revive and consequently, the pound recovers from the steepest decline since March. GBP/USD firstly dived below the 1.32 but has pushed back to the 1.34 since then as Boris Johnson is likely to accept a smaller reduction of the value of the fish the EU pulls from UK waters.
A knee-jerk reaction to the spreading of a new COVID-19 variant was muted on Wall Street as Congress passed a fiscal package while European markets and crude oil tumbled. The U.S. dollar downtrend remains intact and EUR/USD has already recovered to trade above 1.22, also thanks to the pound’s recovery.
In opposition, the Australian dollar and the New Zealand dollar continue to grind lower and underperform. In the emerging markets space, the Russian ruble is hit the hardest and has already declined by 2% since the start of the week also due to the possibility of US sanctions in response to alleged Russian cyberattack.
This commentary is not a recommendation within the meaning of Regulation of the Minister of Finance of 19 October 2005. It has been prepared for information purposes only and should not serve as a basis for making any investment decisions. Neither the author nor the publisher can be held liable for investment decisions made on the basis of information contained in this commentary. Copying or duplicating this report without acknowledgement of the source is prohibited.
See also:
21 Dec 2020 9:04
Risk rally comes to an abrupt end (Daily analysis 21.12.2020)
Hopes for an 11th-hour trade deal revive and consequently, the pound recovers from the steepest decline since March. GBP/USD firstly dived below the 1.32 but has pushed back to the 1.34 since then as Boris Johnson is likely to accept a smaller reduction of the value of the fish the EU pulls from UK waters.
A knee-jerk reaction to the spreading of a new COVID-19 variant was muted on Wall Street as Congress passed a fiscal package while European markets and crude oil tumbled. The U.S. dollar downtrend remains intact and EUR/USD has already recovered to trade above 1.22, also thanks to the pound’s recovery.
In opposition, the Australian dollar and the New Zealand dollar continue to grind lower and underperform. In the emerging markets space, the Russian ruble is hit the hardest and has already declined by 2% since the start of the week also due to the possibility of US sanctions in response to alleged Russian cyberattack.
Conotoxia research team
See also:
Risk rally comes to an abrupt end (Daily analysis 21.12.2020)
Risk currencies continue stellar performance (Daily analysis 18.12.20200)
The greenback falls off the cliff (Daily analysis 17.12.2020)
U.S. dollar sell-off gains traction again (Daily analysis 16.12.2020)
Attractive exchange rates of 27 currencies
Live rates.
Update: 30s