欧元巩固涨幅,突破1.07美元大关,因投资者预计欧元区的整体通胀数据将于周二公布,这将为欧洲央行的政策轨迹提供进一步线索。在欧洲最大经济体德国,4月份全国CPI保持在2.2%不变,略低于2.3%的预测,而欧盟统一指数小幅上升至2.4%,超过了3月份2.3%的近三年低点。此外,受食品和天然气价格上涨的推动,西班牙的通货膨胀率也上升到3.3%。与此同时,这两个国家的核心通胀率都放缓至多年来的新低,主要是由于服务业通胀放缓。欧洲央行已明确表示,在价格压力逐渐减弱和经济活动减弱的迹象下,它打算在6月份开始降低借贷成本。与此同时,在美国,美联储不太可能在9月之前降低借贷成本。
The euro consolidated its gains above the $1.07 mark as investors anticipated overall inflation figures for the Eurozone, which are due on Tuesday, for further cues on the European Central Bank's policy trajectory. In Germany, Europe's largest economy, the national CPI rate remained unchanged at 2.2% in April, slightly below forecasts of 2.3%, while the EU-harmonized reading edged up slightly to 2.4%, surpassing March's near three-year low of 2.3%. Additionally, Spain's inflation rate also increased to 3.3%, driven by rising food and gas prices. Meanwhile, the core inflation rates from both countries slowed to fresh multi-year lows, primarily due to decelerating services inflation. The ECB has clearly signaled its intention to start lowering borrowing costs in June amidst gradually diminishing price pressures and indications of weakening economic activity. Meanwhile, in the US, the Federal Reserve is unlikely to implement any reductions in borrowing costs before September.