Euro advances to eight-week highs near 1.0750

• The Euro extends the upside bias vs. the US Dollar.
• European markets trade mostly on the defensive on Monday.
• Germany Final Services PMI came in at 48.2.

The Euro (EUR) preserves its positively robust sentiment at the beginning of the week vs. the US Dollar (USD), lifting EUR/USD to the 1.0750 zone, or multi-week tops.

Conversely, the Greenback encounters extra downward pressure and compels the USD Index (DXY) to break below the 105.00 support amidst a broadly based improvement in the risk-linked galaxy. The persistent weakening of the Greenback comes in contrast to a mild rebound in US yields across diverse maturities.

In the context of monetary policy, a growing consensus has formed amongst market participants that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will probably maintain its present monetary conditions unchanged for the interim, as the potential for a rate amendment in December seems to have lost some impetus particularly in the aftermath of the latest FOMC meeting and Friday's publication of weaker-than-anticipated Nonfarm Payrolls for the month of October.

The European Central Bank (ECB) is likely to follow suit, as investors now favour a protracted hiatus of its tightening campaign, most likely until the latter half of the subsequent year.

On the euro data docket, Germany’s final Services PMI came in at 48.2, and 47.8 when it came to the broader euro area. In addition, Investor Confidence tracked by the Sentix index improved to -18.6 for the euro bloc in November.

In the US, FOMC Governor Lisa Cook (permanent voter, centrist), is due to speak later in the session.

Daily digest market movers: Euro keeps the bid bias unchanged 

• The EUR looks to consolidate the breakout of 1.0700 vs. the USD.
• US and German yields regain some composure on Monday.
• Markets now see the Fed refraining from hiking rates in December.
• The ECB could extend its pause until H2 2024.
• The crisis in the Middle East threatens to extend to other regions.
• BoJ Kazuo Ueda favoured the continuation of large-scale bond purchases.

Technical Analysis: Euro embarks on a visit to the 200-day SMA above 1.0800

EUR/USD accelerates its recent gains and flirts with the 1.0750 region on Monday.

The weekly peak of 1.0767 (September 12) comes before the important 200-day SMA at 1.0805 for EUR/USD, while another weekly high of 1.0945 (August 30) occurs before the psychological barrier of 1.1000. Beyond this zone, the pair may face resistance at the August top of 1.1064 (August 10), followed by the weekly peak of 1.1149 (July 27) and the 2023 high of 1.1275 (July 18).

Sellers, on the other hand, are likely to face the next contention at the weekly low of 1.0495 (October 13), prior to reaching the 2023 bottom at 1.0448 (October 15), and the round number of 1.0400.

Meanwhile, the pair's outlook is expected to stay negative as long as it remains below the 200-day SMA.