The Euro, Safe-haven Yen, and Positive Figures in Economy

Before Lagarde’s testimony to the European Parliament, the euro is steady at $1.1017.

The European Central Bank has a new President, Christine Lagarde, since the last month, and investors want a sense of the direction of where the central bank policies will head.

As polls pointed to a narrowing lead for the governing Conservative Party before the UK’s December 12 election, the sterling was down a fifth of a percentage point at $1.2919.

New Zealand’s currency, the Kiwi dollar, raised and gained a one-month high at $0.6460. The fiscal stimulus to boost the New Zealand economy made the currency rise. The Australian and New Zealand currency both rallied after the rebound in Chinse manufacturing activity, which raised hopes for the positive outlook for the world economy.

China, the world’s second-biggest economy, set the tone for market currencies. The factory of China expanded with the quickest rates for the years; a private business survey showed on Monday. The study showed a definite number of factory production and total news orders at a buoyant level. Jeremy Stretch, the Head of G10 FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets, said that the underlying numbers of Chinese PMI plays are also encouraging games into the narrative of other forward-looking names we have seen globally. Nevertheless, the Hong-Kong tensions stalled the trade talks between the US and China.  However, it is not enough to hurt sentiment announces the report of website Axios.

Safe-Haven Yen and Euro

The lowest safe-haven was against the per dollar before May at 109.63. Now the indicator is to 109.73 per dollar. It hits a 6-month low.

Senior market strategist at BNZ in Wellington said that S&P futures are up, and there is a risk-on mood.

The Euro is steady before the Christine Large’s, the new president of the European Central Bank, testimony. The testimony will take place in the European Parliament.