EURUSD Exchange Rate

The U.S. dollar declined against its major counterparts in the New York session on Friday on growing expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates as early as September.

Suggesting softer economic conditions lay ahead, the Conference Board released a report on Friday showing a continued decrease by its reading on leading U.S. economic indicators in the month of April. The Conference Board said its leading economic index fell by 0.6 percent in April after dipping by 0.3 percent in March. Economists had expected the index to decrease by another 0.3 percent.

With a surge in utilities output offset by decreases in mining and manufacturing output, the Federal Reserve released a report on Thursday showing U.S. industrial production came in flat in the month of April. The Fed said industrial production came in unchanged in April after inching up by a downwardly revised 0.1 percent in March.

Philadelphia-area manufacturing activity saw a notable slowdown in the pace of growth in the month of May, according to a report released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on Thursday. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current general activity tumbled to 4.5 in May from 15.5 in April, although a positive reading still indicates growth.

The EUR/USD pair is gently declining towards 1.0858 on Tuesday but remains within a medium-term range.

EUR/USD fell 0.1%, CCI indicates more downside. Gold rose 0.2%, but is overbought. GBP/USD was static, also overbought. Bitcoin surged 4.3%, may correct soon. Gold prices rose ahead of a US inflation report. Japan's shares hit a 34-year peak. Ripple acquired Standard Custody and Trust.

In yesterday's market, the U.S. equity market took a breather after all three major indexes had risen more than 5% in May. All eyes are now on Nvidia’s earnings report due on Wednesday, which has the potential to spur the equity market further. In Asia, the Chinese stock markets also saw a retracement, with fresh data indicating that the property sector in China remains a significant concern.

Oil gained 0.7%. The Australian dollar is overbought but unchanged. The Euro and Dollar-yen traded sideways; the Euro is overbought, and the Dollar-yen has a negative signal. China's gasoline exports hit a low. Japan's Nippon Steel VP will visit the US for a deal. Global stocks rose on potential Fed rate cuts.