By Jeremy Boulton — Dec 19 - 05:40 AM
IFO expectations rise to 83.2 in Dec, beat 82.0 f/c and prior 80.0
Expectations still weaker than before Fed began to raise interest rates
Expectations were 99.2 in Feb 2022, 85.80 before ECB hiked in July
EUR/USD reached 1.0658 after IFO the dropped to 1.0615 EBS
Monday's range 1.0582-1.0658 - low in Asia- high in Europe
Pair leapt at the start of European trading nL1N3390DO
Traders heavily long - profit taking likely weighing nL1N3390D5
Potential FX winners and losers during quiet spell next year nL1N3390H7
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Refinitiv IFR Research/Market Commentary