The euro gained slightly again in late US currency trading on Tuesday.
The common currency, the euro, last cost 1.1716 dollars. In European trading, the euro temporarily fell below the $1.17 mark. The European Central Bank had set the reference rate at 1.1680 (Monday: 1.1749) US dollars. The dollar therefore cost 0.8561 (0.8511) euros.
The market is now waiting for the results of the two central bank meetings on Wednesday (Fed) and Thursday (ECB), wrote the analysts at Dekabank. According to the experts, both central banks are likely to leave their key interest rates unchanged. The decisive factor will be the assessment of energy prices as a result of inflation and the significant slowdown in the economy Eurozone be.
NEW YORK (dpa-AFX)
