EUR/USD Edges Lower Ahead of FOMC and ECB Rate Decisions

EUR/USD slipped modestly as traders positioned ahead of back-to-back monetary policy decisions from the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. The move reflects the transmission channel of relative rate expectations: when markets anticipate a more hawkish-leaning or steadier Fed relative to the ECB, the dollar tends to gain support through wider expected policy-rate differentials and higher carry on dollar-denominated assets. The euro is most exposed to this repricing, given its sensitivity to ECB guidance on the timing of further easing and to the spread between German Bund yields and Treasury yields. Short-term USD rate futures and two-year yield differentials are the most direct gauges of how the pair may react. The next concrete catalyst is the FOMC statement and press conference, where any shift in language on the path of rates will determine whether the current differential is validated or unwound.

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