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• The Euro eases to levels right above 1.1500 after rejection at 1.1530
• Investors' cautious mood and dwindling hopes of Fed cuts continue to underpin the US Dollar.
• ECB President Christine Lagarde is expected to speak later on Tuesday.

EUR/USD upside attempts have been short-lived, and the pair has returned to levels below 1.1510 at the time of writing, approaching session lows at 1.1500 after being rejected at 1.1530. The pair remains vulnerable, following a nearly 1.3% sell-off in the last four trading days, as the US Dollar (USD) surged following a "hawkish cut" by the Federal Reserve (Fed) last week.

On Monday, the US Dollar continued strengthening, unfazed by downbeat manufacturing activity data in the United States (US). October's ISM Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) showed that the sector's economic activity contracted for the eighth consecutive month, weighed by a decline in orders and highlighting low employment levels.

In addition, Federal Reserve (Fed) policymakers reiterated their division on the path forward, with San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly and Chicago Fed President Austan Golsbee showing a cautious stance, while Governor Stephen Miran said that current policy is too restrictive.

In the Eurozone economic calendar, European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde will speak later in the day, although she is unlikely to say anything new on monetary policy. In the US, the government shutdown will deprive markets of the US JOLTS Job Openings and Factory Orders data for September, while investors will be looking to Wednesday's ADP Employment Change release for October for further insight into the labour market trends.
 

Euro Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the New Zealand Dollar.

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
 

Daily digest market movers: The US Dollar stands tall in cautious markets

• The US Dollar Index (DXY) is pulling back from highs, but downside attempts remain limited so far, as a moderate risk-aversion and receding bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates further in December have offset the negative impact from downbeat manufacturing activity figures.
• On Monday, October's ISM Manufacturing PMI declined to 48.7 from September's 49.1 reading, falling short of market expectations of a mild improvement to 49.5. The New Orders Index improved to 49.4 from 48.9 in September, and the Employment sub-index rose to 46.0 from 45.3. In both cases, showing contraction at levels below 50.0.
• San Francisco Fed President, Mary Daly, defended October's rate cut, but she expressed concerns about the high inflationary levels and highlighted the need to keep policy "moderately restrictive."
• Chicago Fed President, Austan Goolsbee, was more concerned about inflation than the labor market and defended the need to keep interest rates in a position where they help to combat the higher price pressures.
• On the other side of the spectrum, US President Donald Trump's latest pick to the committee, Stephen Miran, affirmed that the current monetary policy is too restrictive and that he will continue advocating for rate cuts.
• Futures markets, however, have reduced the chances of a rate cut in December to 67% from above 90% one week ago, which is keeping US Treasury yields and the US Dollar steady near highs.
• In Europe, Eurozone HCOB Manufacturing PMI figures confirmed the preliminary estimations that the sector's activity improved to a standstill, at 50.0, up from September's 49.8 reading.
   

Technical Analysis: EUR/USD, attempting to bounce up from 1.1500 support

The EUR/USD is correcting higher after finding some support at the 1.1500 area, which coincides with the US Dollar Index trading at the 100.00 psychological level. The 4-hour Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator remains within negative territory below the key 50.00 level, but the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is about to perform a bullish cross.

In this context, the pair might see some recovery on Tuesday, although the scope seems limited. The previous support area near 1.1545 (October 14, 30 lows) is likely to challenge bulls ahead of the October 22 and 23 lows at 1.1580. Further up, the October 30 high, near 1.1635, emerges as the next target.

To the downside, Tuesday's low near 1.1500 is the immediate support. A further decline beyond that level would open the path towards the 261.8% Fibonacci retracement of the late October rally, near 1.1450, which is the measured target of the broken triangle pattern.

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