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10.06.2024, 09:32

EUR/GBP slumps to 20-month low near 0.8450 on French Macron’s call for snap election

  • EUR/GBP falls to 0.8450 as the Euro is weighed down by the Eurozone’s political uncertainty.
  • French President Emmanuel Macron called for a snap election.
  • The next move in the Pound Sterling will be guided by the UK’s Employment data for quarter-to-April.

The EUR/GBP pair declined to a 20-month low near 0.8450 in Monday’s European session. The cross fell on its face after French President Emmanuel Macron's unexpected call for a snap election spooks the Eurozone’s political stability, resulting in significant selling pressure on the Euro overall.

The unexpected move by French Macron came after exit polls showed record seats of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) in European parliamentary elections under the leadership of the party’s president, Jordan Bardella. Far-right seats were more than double from Macron’s centrist list at 32%-33%.

On the monetary policy front, European Central Bank (ECB) policymakers appear uncomfortable considering subsequent rate cuts as they cautioned about inflation remaining stubborn ahead. On Friday, ECB policymaker and President of the Deutsche Bundesbank Joachim Nagel warned that inflation could become sticky, especially in the service sector, due to firm wage growth prospects.

In addition to ECB Nagel, ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann, who didn’t vote for a rate cut in last week’s monetary policy when the Deposit Facility Rate was lowered for the first time in five years, cautioned that inflation could increase again if the Fed maintains a hawkish stance for a longer period.

Meanwhile, the Pound Sterling will dance to the tunes of the United Kingdom’s (UK) Employment data for the February-April period, which will be published on Tuesday. The ILO Unemployment Rate is estimated to have remained steady at 4.3%.

Investors will also pay attention to Average Earnings (excluding and including bonuses), which are expected to grow steadily. Stable wage growth would dampen market speculation about Bank of England (BoE) rate cuts.

EUR/GBP

Overview
Today last price 0.8463
Today Daily Change -0.0028
Today Daily Change % -0.33
Today daily open 0.8491
 
Trends
Daily SMA20 0.853
Daily SMA50 0.8555
Daily SMA100 0.8551
Daily SMA200 0.86
 
Levels
Previous Daily High 0.852
Previous Daily Low 0.8489
Previous Weekly High 0.8536
Previous Weekly Low 0.8489
Previous Monthly High 0.8621
Previous Monthly Low 0.8484
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 0.8501
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 0.8508
Daily Pivot Point S1 0.848
Daily Pivot Point S2 0.8469
Daily Pivot Point S3 0.8449
Daily Pivot Point R1 0.8511
Daily Pivot Point R2 0.8532
Daily Pivot Point R3 0.8543

 

 

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