Euro hovers near four-month peak as market looks to EU summit

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The euro hovered near four-month highs against the dollar on Monday as investors held on to hopes that European leaders would break a deadlock and hammer out an economic rescue deal as their marathon summit reached a record length.

FILE PHOTO: Rolled Euro banknotes are placed on U.S. Dollar banknotes in this illustration taken May 26, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration, just below a four-month high of $1.1452 touched on Wednesday.

That would be a historic step towards greater fiscal integration for the union, but a group of “frugal” wealthy north European states were pushing for a smaller fund and seeking to limit how payouts are split between grants and repayable loans. Diplomats said it was possible that they would abandon the summit and try again for an agreement next month.“I don’t know what to expect from the summit. But even if there is no agreement, the impact will be limited given the euro appears to have a fairly strong momentum these days,” said Yukio Ishizuki, senior strategist at Daiwa Securities.

The Republicans want the upcoming coronavirus aid bill to cost no more than $1 trillion while leading Democrats have pledged to fight for much more - in the range of the $3 trillion bill.

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Investors hold on to hopes that European leaders would break the deadlock.

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