Euro: Why is the shift into Dollar cash capping gains against US Dollar? – ING

EUR/USD has drawn little support from the US tech sell-off, a performance ING’s Chris Turner regards as lacklustre. In his view, European investors continue to hold cash in Dollars, while the usual safe-haven correlations involving US Treasuries have re-emerged. Unless the US jobs report is weak, Turner anticipates consolidation around 1.12 for EUR/USD. Meanwhile, market pricing for ECB rate hikes in December remains sticky.

Why is the Euro struggling despite the US tech sell-off?

"It has been a rather unimpressive performance from the euro. We know that the European buy-side is running low hedge ratios on its US investments. Yet a large US tech sell-off is still not enough to prompt much EUR/USD buying at all."

"It seems that global investors are more than happy to leave their cash in dollars for the time being. In other words, we are seeing a rotation into cash and not out of the dollar. Helping that story is the return to more familiar correlations, where US Treasuries are now performing their safe haven role."

"Barring a soft US jobs report today, expect EUR/USD to consolidate not far from 1.12."

"The market still prices 18bp of ECB hikes in December and that should remain sticky unless we see a much deeper equity correction."

"EUR/GBP has overshot rate differentials down at these low 0.83 levels, but there seems to be no reason to expect an upside correction just yet."

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