Euro steady ahead of ECB; investors adjust Fed view

The euro held near recent levels as traders positioned ahead of the European Central Bank's upcoming policy decision, while investors recalibrated their expectations for the Federal Reserve's path. The core transmission channel runs through relative interest-rate expectations: shifts in anticipated policy divergence between the ECB and the Fed alter the carry and yield differential that drives EUR/USD flows. The euro and the dollar are therefore most directly exposed, with the ECB decision a key test of whether markets have priced in enough easing from the eurozone central bank relative to the U.S. Commodity-linked and higher-beta currencies such as AUD, NZD and CAD tend to respond to any change in dollar direction and global risk appetite, while JPY often moves as a funding and safe-haven counterweight. The next catalyst to watch is the ECB's rate announcement and the accompanying press conference, where guidance on the timing of future cuts will determine whether the current euro stability holds or gives way to repricing.

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