Forex – EUR/USD close to 1-month high on Greece deal hopes
Investing.com
Published Nov 26, 2012 02:39AM ET
EUR/USD hit 1.2985 during late Asian trade, the session high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.2979, inching up 0.04%.
The pair was likely to find support at 1.2867, Friday’s low and near-term resistance at 1.3019, the high of October 31.
The euro remained supported ahead of a meeting of euro zone finance ministers later in the day to discuss whether to release Greece’s next tranche of aid.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she believes a deal can be reached at Monday’s talks, while the French finance minister said over the weekend that an agreement is close.
The euro was steady against the pound, with EUR/GBP inching up 0.04% to 0.8094, but was lower against the yen, with EUR/JPY slipping0.21% to 106.70.
Later in the day, Germany was to release data on German consumer climate.
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