Euro jumps on risk appetite

The EUR/USD pair bounces back to 1.0850 in Monday’s early American session as appeal for risky assets improve. Market sentiment is positive even though traders pare bets supporting Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cuts, which were leaned for the June meeting. The S&P 500 futures open on a slightly positive note. 10-year US Treasury yields rose to four-month high near 4.43% as Fed rate cut expectations have shifted for the second half of this year.

Meanwhile, the US Dollar turns subdued despite robust US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data for March dent rate cut hopes. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the US Dollar’s value against six major currencies, falls slightly to 104.30.

Going forward, investors will focus on the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March, which will be published on Wednesday. Annual headline inflation is forecasted to have accelerated to 3.4% from 3.2% in February. In the same period, the core CPI that strips off volatile food and Oil prices is estimated to have dipped slightly to 3.7% from 3.8%.

Strong price pressures could keep hopes of rate cuts for June off the table, while soft figures could prompt speculation for the Fed pivoting to rate cuts in the same period.

On the Eurozone front, investors shift focus to the European Central Bank’s (ECB) interest rate decision, which will be announced on Thursday. The ECB is widely anticipated to keep its key borrowing rates steady at 4.5%. While investors will focus on more cues about when the ECB will pivot to rate cuts.