Investing.com - The euro slipped lower against the firmer dollar on Monday, as investors looked ahead to data on U.S. retail sales on Tuesday amid ongoing speculation over when the Federal Reserve could start to unwind its stimulus program.
EUR/USD hit 1.3318 during late Asian trade, the lowest since August 7; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3325, slipping 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.3264, the low of August 7 and resistance at 1.3389, Friday’s high.
The dollar came under pressure against the other major currencies last week after the latest U.S. jobs report on August 2 showed that the economy added fewer jobs than expected in July. The disappointing data saw investors reassess expectations for when the U.S. central bank would start to taper its asset purchase program.
Investors were looking ahead to Tuesday’s retail sales report, as well as speeches by senior Fed officials later in the week.
Elsewhere, the euro pulled back from six-week lows against the yen, with EUR/JPY inching up 0.11% to 128.54, up from session lows of 127.98.
The yen was lower against the dollar and the euro after official data released Monday showed that Japan’s economy expanded by 0.6% in the second quarter and grew by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. Economists had forecast growth of 0.9% for the quarter.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 96.50 after falling to session lows of 95.93.
EUR/USD hit 1.3318 during late Asian trade, the lowest since August 7; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.3325, slipping 0.13%.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.3264, the low of August 7 and resistance at 1.3389, Friday’s high.
The dollar came under pressure against the other major currencies last week after the latest U.S. jobs report on August 2 showed that the economy added fewer jobs than expected in July. The disappointing data saw investors reassess expectations for when the U.S. central bank would start to taper its asset purchase program.
Investors were looking ahead to Tuesday’s retail sales report, as well as speeches by senior Fed officials later in the week.
Elsewhere, the euro pulled back from six-week lows against the yen, with EUR/JPY inching up 0.11% to 128.54, up from session lows of 127.98.
The yen was lower against the dollar and the euro after official data released Monday showed that Japan’s economy expanded by 0.6% in the second quarter and grew by 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. Economists had forecast growth of 0.9% for the quarter.
USD/JPY was up 0.26% to 96.50 after falling to session lows of 95.93.