The euro traded
mixed against the U.S. dollar. The euro increased against the U.S. dollar
caused by market participants hope that the Eurozone inflation will be higher
in this month. The report on euro zone inflation will be published on
Wednesday. German import prices declined 0.6% in March. The projected figure
was 0.0%. But later, the euro lost a part of its gains due to the
better-than-expected U.S. pending home sales. U.S. pending sales of existing
homes climbed 3.4% in March from February. It is the first increase for the
first time in nine months. Analysts forecasted the increase of 1.0%.
The U.S.
dollar recovered a part of its losses against the most major currencies after
the publication of better-than-expected U.S. pending home sales.
The British
pound was supported by expectations that the Bank of England could hike
interest rates in the next year. Additionally, the potential AstraZeneca deal
had a positive influence on the British pound. The British currency dropped
after the National Association of Realtors published that the U.S. pending
sales of existing homes climbed 3.4% in March from February.
The
Japanese yen dropped against the U.S. dollar. The reason for the weak yen were
the expectations of easing tensions in the Ukraine imposing new US sanctions on
Russia.
The New Zealand dollar declined against the U.S.
dollar. NZD/USD declined toward the low of April 04, 2014.