by Darrell, Posted On: 05/04/2009
EUR/US$
The Euro continued to probe resistance above 1.33 against the dollar on Friday, but was unable to sustain moves above this level and consolidated just above the 1.3250 level.
Euro-zone markets were closed for the Labour Day holiday which curbed liquidity and also contributed to slightly narrower ranges during the day. There was some further caution ahead of the ECB council meeting next week, especially with members reluctant to make any public comments on potential quantitative easing.
The US data maintained the recent trend of stronger than expected forward-looking releases with an increase to 40.1 for the April manufacturing PMI index from...