EUR/USD failed to capture 1.1200 on Monday as markets pare back risk flows. Economic calendar remains tepid after blustery showing last week. EU inflation, US PCE inflation to dominate the late-week data docket. Market risk appetite remains on balance to get the new trading week fired up, but Greenback pressure caught a relief as investors gear up for the long wait to key inflation figures due late this week.
In 2022, it accounted for 31% of all foreign exchange transactions, with an average daily turnover of over $2.2 trillion a day. EUR/USD is the most heavily traded currency pair in the world, accounting for an estimated 30% off all transactions, followed by EUR/JPY , EUR/GBP and EUR/AUD . What is the ECB and how does it impact the Euro? The European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, is the reserve bank for the Eurozone. The ECB sets interest rates and manages monetary policy.