XE Market Analysis: North America – Oct 08, 2020

The dollar recouped lost ground against most peer currencies. EUR-USD settled to near net unchanged levels near 1.1750 after ebbing back from a 1.1781 high, which was set in early London trading. Dollar weakness had been a driver earlier. More dovish remarks have come from ECB policymakers, who have recently let it be known their concern about the recent rise in the euro’s effective exchange rate, given its tightening impact on real interest rates at a time when new Covid restrictions are crimping economic activity.