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Opened at $1.2622 after $1.2570/1.2629 overnight range, Euro had been capped ahead of the US session as chatter cited Dutch name sales offsetting demand from model and macro names, traders describing euro short-covering ahead of the Wednesday FOMC rate announcement.

Opened early Europe at $1.2613, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2578, off late session extended lows of $1.2557, the rate then continued its recovery through Asian trade to an overnight high of $1.$1.2617.

Opened at $1.2637 after $1.2525/1.2748 overnight range, Euro had been roiled overnight by Greek election results and proved unable to hold gains, the pair seeing selling by macro accounts, models and real-money types as it slid back under $1.2720 and $1.2700, finding stops.

Opened early Europe at $1.2706, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2655 with rate marked higher late Sunday as exit polls suggested that the pro-bailout parties in the Greek election had secured enough seats to form a government.

Opened early Europe at $1.2640, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2628, just off late session highs of $1.2635 after rate was driven higher on reports that G20 were preparing coordinated action to provide liquidity if needed after the Greek election.

Opened at $1.2573 after $1.2543/89 overnight range, EUR was underpinned but in a narrow range as Asian and option related interest contained both sides of the market at the overnight extremes.

Opened early Europe at $1.2580, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2565, off late extended recovery highs of $1.2611, with rate already recovering from a pullback low of $1.2552 before early demand in Asia lifted the rate to $1.2578.

Opened early Europe at $1.2565, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2570, off recovery highs of $1.2587 as risk was given a boost on market chatter of global stimulus plans. Rate initially squeezed down to $1.2565 before getting a fresh lift on release of stronger than forecast Australian employment data.

Opened early Europe at $1.2502, EUR/USD closed in NY at $1.2452, the rate recovering off a late pullback low of $1.2425 in line with US equities. A continuation of this recovery faltered as Moody’s announced a downgrading of Austrian banks, then six German banks, on both announcements rate dipped to $1.2440 where it met decent […]