EUR/USD comes under pressure ahead of Fed speakers, US inflation

EUR/USD remains edgy as investors await a slew of Fed speakers for fresh interest rate guidance.

The Euro weakens as Trump’s policies are expected to weigh on the Eurozone’s exports.

This week, investors will focus on the US inflation data for October.

EUR/USD trades cautiously near more than four-month low around 1.0700 in Monday’s European session. The major currency pair remains on tenterhooks as the election of Republican Donald Trump as US President has strengthened the US Dollar’s (USD) outlook in the long run. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges Greenback’s value against six major currencies, edges higher to near 105.00.

Trump vowed to raise import tariffs and lower taxes in his election campaign, which would add to United States (US) inflationary pressures and boost debt levels. According to a November 6-7 Reuters poll, 62% of respondents – including 94% of Democrats and 34% of Republicans – said that Trump's policies likely "will push the US national debt higher."

Trump's tax cut proposals could add $7.5 trillion to the nation's debt over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.

This week, investors will pay close attention to speeches from a slew of Federal Reserve (Fed) officials to get fresh cues about the likely monetary policy action in December. According to the CME FedWatch tool, there is a 65% chance that the central bank will cut interest rates again by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25%-4.50% in December. This would be the second quarter-to-a-percent interest rate cut by the Fed in a row, as it also reduced its key borrowing rates last week.