{"id":18168,"date":"2025-03-12T05:07:25","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=18168"},"modified":"2025-03-12T05:07:25","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:07:25","slug":"euro-hits-five-month-high-amid-ceasefire-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/euro-hits-five-month-high-amid-ceasefire-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro Hits Five-Month High Amid Ceasefire Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/image_fx_-2025-03-06T164046.151-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18170\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>EUR\/USD peaked at $1.0947<\/strong> before retreating to <strong>$1.0907<\/strong>, still near a <strong>five-month high<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Markets react to Ukraine\u2019s ceasefire agreement<\/strong>, but <strong>tariff uncertainty weighs on sentiment<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>US stocks fluctuated overnight<\/strong>, as investors worried about growth and trade policies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>euro hovered near $1.0907 on Wednesday<\/strong>, holding onto recent gains after Ukraine expressed readiness to accept a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EVzPl8wtfo\" title=\"\">one-month ceasefire<\/a><\/strong> proposal. This development <strong>boosted investor sentiment<\/strong>, lifting European stock futures, with <strong>Euro Stoxx 50 futures up 0.8%<\/strong> and <strong>FTSE futures gaining 0.3%<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Euro surges on Ukraine ceasefire proposal, tariffs squeeze stocks <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y6pNK3Xfpf\">https:\/\/t.co\/Y6pNK3Xfpf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YahooFinance\/status\/1899650115553407450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>EUR\/USD pair reached its highest level since October at $1.0947<\/strong> in New York trade before settling lower in the Asian session. The <strong>ruble also strengthened<\/strong>, hitting a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OJDwvnV1ZZ\">seven-month high overnight<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Stock Markets Whipsawed by Tariff Concerns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>Wall Street<\/strong>, <strong>the <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrqD3f32yB\">S&amp;P 500 fell 0.8%<\/a><\/strong>, flirting with a <strong>10% decline from its February record<\/strong> as trade tensions escalated. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nj5lCseSPU\">President Donald Trump threatened<\/a><\/strong><strong>\u2014then retreated from\u2014doubling tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminium to 50%<\/strong>, adding to the market\u2019s uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>dollar weakened<\/strong>, while <strong>Treasuries rallied<\/strong>, reflecting investors&#8217; concerns that <strong>tariff uncertainty and shifting policies could hinder U.S. economic growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>EUR\/USD<\/strong> pair is down <strong>0.11%<\/strong>, with price action showing a slight pullback after reaching a <strong>high of 1.09471<\/strong>. The session saw a <strong>low of 1.09055<\/strong>, and the pair is currently trading near <strong>1.09072<\/strong>, consolidating after an earlier rally. The <strong>moving averages (5, 10, 30) suggest a pause in momentum<\/strong>, while the <strong>MACD is flattening<\/strong>, indicating potential consolidation before the next move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/image-10-1024x440.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18169\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: EUR\/USD consolidates near 1.0907 after testing 1.0947 resistance, as seen on the <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further upside, <strong>a break above 1.0947<\/strong> could drive the pair toward <strong>1.0960-1.0980<\/strong>, where resistance may strengthen. On the downside, <strong>support is near 1.0900<\/strong>, and a break below this level could lead to a retracement toward <strong>1.0880-1.0860<\/strong>. Traders should watch for <strong>ECB policy comments, U.S. inflation data, and overall risk sentiment<\/strong>, as these will shape the next directional move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m9d18CrWSO\">steel and aluminium tariffs set to take effect<\/a><\/strong>, traders remain cautious. <strong>U.S. inflation data for February is due later<\/strong>, though analysts expect it to be <strong>too early to reflect the impact of new tariffs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a><\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a><\/strong><strong> now.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The euro reaches $1.0947 as Ukraine signals a ceasefire, while stocks and trade policies create market volatility. &#8211; vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":18170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[10],"class_list":["post-18168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-forex"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18168"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18168\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}