EUR/GBP Stalled at 0.8575 Amid German Political Uncertainty
The EUR/GBP currency pair is trading above 0.8570, but struggling to gain momentum after last Friday's decline from the 0.8600 region.
Lower oil prices are providing some support for the Euro, but German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's ruling party suffered a significant setback in state elections over the weekend.
Merz described the election result as a 'disaster' and acknowledged his centre-right CDU party took the worst beating since 1949 against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
The drop in oil prices has alleviated some pressure on Eurozone economies, which are net importers of energy, but political uncertainty is weighing heavily on investor sentiment.