EUR/USD gains momentum and rises toward daily highs

By FXStreet FXStreet (Córdoba) – After moving sideways around 1.1260 during most of the American session EUR/USD broke above 1.1280 and climbed to 1.1302. The pair remains near session highs, slightly below 1.1300, holding bullish momentum.

The euro rose across the board during the last minutes as stocks in Wall Street dropped to fresh lows. The Dow Jones is falling 2.43% and the Nasdaq tumbles 2.10%.

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren said that the US labour market largely fit with FOMC targets and also that it is not clear if conditions for a September rate hike have been met. Around the same time, Thomas Jordan, president of the Swiss National Bank, mentioned again that the SNB is ready to intervene in the currency market if necessary.

While EUR/USD moves toward daily highs that reached early on the European session at 1.1332, the euro hit new highs versus the pound and the Swiss franc.

EUR/USD rising for the second day in a row

The sharp reversal that started after the pair reached levels on top of 1.1700 found support on Friday at 1.1150. Since then it has risen 150 pips.

The current upside bias has a key dynamic support that currently …read more

Source:: FX Street