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The EUR/USD is trading near the 1.1650 level. Currently, the currency is positioned between larger expiries at 1.1600 and 1.1700, which could restrict major movements during the session.
AUD/USD is centred around the 0.6500 level, with expiries likely to stabilise price action. This suggests that the currency might remain near this figure until the expiries roll off.
Strength Of The Pound Against Euro
EUR/GBP is at the 0.8675 level following a decline as the pound strengthened after a perceived hawkish stance from the BOE. The current trading is stabilised by expiries and the 200-hour moving average near 0.8680, which may limit shifts in European trading.
We see that large options are currently pinning EUR/USD in a tight range. This suggests indecision, which aligns with recent data showing Eurozone inflation cooled to 2.1% in July 2025 while the latest US jobs report was solid but not strong enough to force the Fed’s hand. For the coming weeks, this points to the 1.1600-1.1700 range holding, making strategies that profit from low volatility, like selling strangles, attractive.
The huge expiry at 0.6500 for AUD/USD is acting like a strong magnet today. This reflects a tug-of-war between negative and positive forces for the Australian dollar. We saw weaker industrial data out of China last month, but iron ore prices have since stabilized near $110 a tonne, providing a floor. Looking back to the volatility of 2023, we know this pair can be sensitive, so traders may use this 0.6500 level as a pivot point for range-bound trades in the near term.
Policy Divergence Between The BOE And ECB
For EUR/GBP, the options at 0.8675 are helping to create a pause after the recent drop. This fall was driven by a Bank of England that appears more concerned about inflation than the European Central Bank, especially with recent UK CPI data for July 2025 at a stubborn 3.5%. This policy divergence suggests the path of least resistance is lower for the pair, so we might view this current stability as a chance to position for further GBP strength in the weeks ahead.
