• European session review: USD appreciates amid rising U.S. Treasury yields

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8 fevereiro 2021

European session review: USD appreciates amid rising U.S. Treasury yields

TimeCountryEventPeriodPrevious valueForecastActual
06:45SwitzerlandUnemployment Rate (non s.a.)January3.5% 3.7%
07:00GermanyIndustrial Production s.a. (MoM)December1.5%0.3%0%
09:30EurozoneSentix Investor ConfidenceFebruary1.3 -0.2

USD strengthened against its major rivals in the European session on Monday as the U.S. Treasury yields rose after a disappointing U.S. jobs report increased expectations for additional fiscal stimulus. The 10-year yield is currently up almost two basis points to 1.19% compared to  0.92% at the beginning of the year. 

The House of Representatives approved a budget resolution on Friday, setting the stage for passage of the president Joe Biden's  $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package.

On Sunday, the U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen endorsed a massive stimulus package, which should include checks to American workers who earn $60,000 per year. She also suggested that the full employment could return next year if Biden's proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill was approved by Congress. Otherwise, she added, unemployment would linger for years.

Prospects of more stimulus raised fears of inflation rising, leading to a selloff in the U.S. Treasuries. However, Yellen noted that "we have good tools to deal with that risk if it materializes".

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