EUR/USD Price Forecast: Posts mild gains above 1.1050, while staying capped below 100-day SMA

EUR/USD edged higher to trade above the 1.1050 level, but the pair remains constrained beneath its 100-day simple moving average, a technical ceiling that has capped the advance. The move reflects a modest shift in relative rate expectations, with the euro benefiting from firmer European yields as traders reassess the monetary policy divergence between the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve. The dollar's softer tone on the day is consistent with a repricing of US rate paths, which transmits directly into the currency through the interest rate differential channel. The euro is the primary instrument in focus, while the US dollar index is the natural counterpart, and both remain sensitive to incremental shifts in two-year yield spreads. Traders will watch the upcoming US core PCE inflation release, since a softer reading could widen the differential further and test whether the pair can sustain a close above the 100-day average.

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