EUR/USD bias flipped 17 times to weak bullish on August 20, 2026
EURUSD reached three-month highs as a US bond-buyback plan pressured Treasury yields and weighed on the US Dollar, with traders largely ignoring the Fed’s hawkish minutes. The pair later eased from those peaks as the dollar stabilised after a stronger-than-expected jobless claims reading and a modest rebound in yields. The focus remains on the scale of US bond purchases and their effect on yield differentials.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 17 times during the day.
The day on the wire
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Bullish
- 02:15Neutral
- 06:04Weak bullish
- 06:37Neutral
- 06:57Bullish
- 07:15Neutral
- 09:16Bullish
- 10:29Weak bullish
- 12:08Neutral
- 13:28Weak bullish
- 14:10Neutral
- 15:34Bearish
- 15:50Neutral
- 18:47Weak bullish
- 19:03Neutral
- 21:16Weak bullish
- 22:33Neutral
- 23:14Weak bullish
Headlines (19)
First seen on August 20
- Euro surges as traders ignore Fed’s hawkish minutesFXStreet
- Forex Today: US Dollar sinks on Treasury buyback ahead of data-heavy ThursdayFXStreet
- Asia FX steadies after sharp gains, dollar near 3-mth low as bond selloff coolsInvesting.com
- EUR/USD Price Forecast: Doubling US bond-buying plan opens way for 1.1800FXStreet
- 1.1700: Euro hits three-month highs as US Bond buyback plan crushes the US DollarFXStreet
- investingLive European markets wrap: Dollar, yields recover some poise; Walmart shares slide after earningsInvestingLive
- Euro eases from three-month high as US Dollar stabilises, Jobless Claims beat expectationsFXStreet
- Euro: Bullish trend eyes upper 1.17s against US Dollar – ScotiabankFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Diesel crack hits record $102, gold fell under $4400InvestingLive
- EUR/USD upside break may have to waitInvestingLive
- US Dollar Gains Ground Amid Geopolitical Uncertainty. Forecast as of 18.08.2026LiteFinance
- Euro: Overvaluation and energy risks weigh against US Dollar – MUFGFXStreet
- BofA sees lower EUR/USD through Q3 on Fed policy outlookInvesting.com
- Euro consolidates below two-month high as US Dollar steadiesFXStreet
- EUR/USD Gains Expose the Limits of the Policy Convergence TradeInvesting.com
- Euro strengthens above 1.1550 on fading Fed hike betsFXStreet
- US Dollar Struggles as Bond Yields Normalize. Forecast as of 19.08.2026LiteFinance
- investingLive European session wrap: Dollar cools on mixed markets, UK inflation picks up in JulyInvestingLive
- Euro rises to June highs as falling US Treasury yields weigh on US DollarFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, August 20 | ||
| German PPI m/m | 0.5% | EUR |
| German Buba Monthly Report | EUR | |
| ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts | EUR | |
| Philly Fed Manufacturing Index | 24.1 | USD |
| Unemployment Claims | 210K | USD |
| CB Leading Index m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| Natural Gas Storage | 15B | USD |
| FOMC Member Musalem Speaks | USD | |