Euro Slumps Against Dollar Amid Oil Price Rise
EUR/USD has fallen to its lowest level in two weeks, reaching the upper 1.15s range due to bearish sentiment and rising oil prices.
According to Scotiabank strategists Shaun Osborne and Eric Theoret, the renewed deterioration coincides with the latest recovery in oil prices, sparking concerns about the euro area's terms of trade as a major energy importer.
The support offered by higher yield spreads appears to be overwhelmed by the turn in sentiment, with spot drifting below Scotiabank's narrow fair value estimate of 1.1619.