The US dollar lost around 0.5% to the pound last week, while USD/EUR advanced by a quarter of a per cent.
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to be the first to cut interest rates this year, but we may have to wait a little longer. Chair Jerome Powell has been desperately trying to tame expectations of imminent cuts, but the wolves are starting to snap at his heels.
USD/EUR: the past year
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