The dollar is staying little changed as the overall market mood is tentative
EUR/USD is trading back to flat levels now at 1.1900 after having eased lower to 1.1870 earlier at the start of the session. Of note, price is still keeping just below its 100-hour moving average (red line) @ 1.1911 so sellers are still

The market isn’t chasing a clear theme to start the day
With US February CPI data and the 10-year Treasury auction to follow later in the day, it is panning out to be a bit of a snoozefest here in Europe.

10-year Treasury yields are down by nearly 7 bps to 1.521%
The drop sees 10-year yields fall to their lowest since last Thursday, backing off from a test of 1.60% yesterday. The retreat in yields is keeping risk assets more buoyed with European indices holding modest gains now as US futures keep higher.

AUD/USD moves up to test its 100-hour moving average
Of note, the pair is testing resistance from its 100-hour moving average (red line) @ 0.7715, trendline resistance @ 0.7704 and the 23.6 retracement level @ 0.7713.

Latest data released by NFIB – 9 March 2021

OECD presents their latest economic forecasts, outlook
The organisation also raises its 2022 global GDP growth forecast to 4.0% from 3.7% previously in December. The latest outlook projects a significant boost to the US and global economy, helped by Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package.

Latest data released by Eurostast – 9 March 2021
The second estimate report can be found . Looking at the details, household consumption fell by 3% q/q after the revised 14.1% q/q jump in Q3 while government expenditure expanded by another 0.4% q/q after the revised 4.6% q/q jump in Q3 last year.

In other words, they expect a stronger dollar narrative to prevail
The firm is downgrading their view on emerging market (EM) FX for the second time in two weeks, expecting another 4-5% drop given the current market landscape.

Further remarks by BOE governor, Andrew Bailey

WTI down 0.3% to $65.80 levels currently
From the peak earlier today, oil is down by more than $2 now as price hits a stumbling block as the dollar firms and as overall risk sentiment keeps softer in European trading.