{"id":107241,"date":"2020-12-15T16:01:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T16:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/?p=107241"},"modified":"2020-12-15T20:03:12","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T20:03:12","slug":"eur-usd-eur-jpy-head-higher-despite-covid-restrictions-tightening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/currencylive.com\/news\/eur-usd-eur-jpy-head-higher-despite-covid-restrictions-tightening\/","title":{"rendered":"EUR\/USD, EUR\/JPY Head Higher Despite Covid Restrictions Tightening"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Equity markets trended lower in the Asian session with US fiscal stimulus developments in focus.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tightening lockdown restrictions in several European countries could dampen Euro demand versus safe haven peers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>EUR\/JPY and EUR\/USD point higher carving out bullish continuation patterns.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equity markets trended lower in the Asian session as investors digested US stimulus developments and soaring covid cases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australia\u2019s ASX 200 dipped0.43% while Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 edged 0.17% lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In FX markets, the risk sensitive Norwegian Krone and Canadian Dollar outperformed, while the safe haven Japanese Yen and US Dollar trended lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking ahead, inflation data out of France and Italy headline the economic docket alongside US industrial production figures for November.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EUR SHRUGS OFF TIGHTER COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Euro looks set to continue rising versus the safe haven Japanese Yen and US Dollar, even though covid restrictions are tightening in several European countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Germany will begin a hard, national lockdown on Wednesday after the lockdown lite in November failed to bring case numbers significantly lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy could also see tighter restrictions as the death toll climbs and it records the highest number of Covid-19 deaths. The Netherlands also announced a strict 5-week lockdown on Monday. The EU is expected to approve the emergency use of several covid vaccines \u201cin the coming weeks\u201d, allowing investors shrug off the latest covid developments.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equity markets trended lower in the Asian session with US fiscal stimulus developments in focus. Tightening lockdown restrictions in several European countries could dampen Euro demand versus safe haven peers. EUR\/JPY and EUR\/USD point higher carving out bullish continuation patterns. 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