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Philip Wee of DBS Group Research observes that the US Dollar (USD), as measured by the US Dollar Index (DXY), has lost upside momentum after an earlier rebound. The index has stalled around 99 following a decline from 100.6 to just under 98 earlier in April.

EUR/JPY trades around 186.95 on Monday at the time of writing, up modestly by 0.07%, as markets adopt a wait-and-see stance ahead of this week’s monetary policy decisions from the Bank of Japan (BoJ) and the European Central Bank (ECB).

The Japanese Yen (JPY) trades higher against the US Dollar (USD), with the USD/JPY pair dropping to near 159.15, during the European trading session on Monday.

MUFG’s Lee Hardman highlights that the Pound (GBP) has outperformed, pushing EUR/GBP to new lows as markets price a more hawkish Bank of England (BoE) stance on the back of stronger United Kingdom (UK) growth and sticky inflation.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) faces selling pressure against its major currency peers, but is marginally higher against the US Dollar (USD) around 1.3545, during the European trading session on Monday.

ING’s Chris Turner expects the Euro to trade in tight ranges as markets await Thursday’s European Central Bank (ECB) meeting. He notes the ECB is unlikely to hike but must keep a rate increase on the table given high Oil-driven inflation expectations.

HSBC Asset Management notes that upcoming meetings of the Federal Reserve (Fed), European Central Bank (ECB and Bank of England (BoE) are unlikely to deliver policy changes, but guidance on inflation and growth will be closely watched.

EUR/CAD moves little after two days of gains, trading around 1.6010 during the European hours on Monday. The currency cross may rise as the Euro (EUR) draws support from surging energy prices, which have strengthened expectations around the European Central Bank (ECB) cautious outlook.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback against a basket of currencies, turns lower for the second straight day on Monday and moves further away from a one-week high, around the 99.00 mark touched last Thursday.

Philip Wee at DBS Group Research discusses how Federal Reserve (Fed) leadership dynamics are influencing United States (US) markets and the US Dollar (USD).

The Euro (EUR) extends gains for the second consecutive day against the US Dollar (USD) on Monday, as investors hold moderate optimism that the Iran-US level might yield a positive outcome. German GfK consumer sentiment data disappointed, but the impact on the common currency has been mild so far.

The GBP/JPY pair ticks up to near 215.70 during the early European trade on Monday. The pair edges higher as the Japanese Yen (JPY) underperforms its major currency peers amid uncertainty surrounding the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy, which will be announced on Tuesday.

The EUR/GBP cross holds steady around 0.8660 during the early European trading hours on Monday. Markets turn cautious ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of England (BoE) interest rate decisions on Thursday.

The USD/JPY pair gives back its opening gains and trades marginally lower around 159.20 during the late Asian trading session on Monday. The pair surrenders early gains as the US Dollar (USD) turns upside down despite the United States (US)-Iran diplomacy remaining at a stalemate.

EUR/JPY inches lower after registering modest gains in the previous day, trading around 186.70 during Asian hours on Monday. The technical analysis of the daily chart indicates the currency cross is positioned within the ascending channel, signaling an ongoing bullish bias.