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​​​EUR/USD, EUR/GBP head higher ahead of Thursday’s ECB meeting while USD/JPY rises​​​

​​​EUR/USD, EUR/GBP head higher ahead of Thursday’s anticipated 25 bps ECB rate cut while USD/JPY rises.​​

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​​​EUR/USD is heading back up again

​Last week EUR/USD once more bounced off its breached March-to-May downtrend line which, because of inverse polarity, acted as support, together with the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) at $1.0787. While this low underpins, the medium-term uptrend remains intact.

​​Key resistance to overcome are the $1.0882 to $1.0895 April and May highs.

EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/USD chart Source: TradingView.com

​EUR/GBP tried to bounce off key support

EUR/GBP bounced off the major £0.8503-to-£0.8493 support zone last week, having on Wednesday briefly dipped to $0.8484, but faltered at £0.854. If overcome, the 55-day SMA at £0.8558 would be in sight.

​Were a daily chart close below £0.8484 to be seen, though, the July and August 2022 lows at £0.8409-04 would be targeted instead.

EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com
EUR/GBP chart Source: TradingView.com

​USD/JPY's advance resumes

USD/JPY is once again gunning for the ¥158.00 mark. This will remain the case while Thursday's ¥156.38 low underpins. Below it lie the 9 May high and the tentative uptrend line at ¥155.95 which may also offer support.​​

USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com
USD/JPY chart Source: TradingView.com

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