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January 06, 2026

Europe Summary and Highlights 6 Jan
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January 6, 2026 11:18 AM UTC

The USD gained a little ground through the European morning, primarily against the riskier currencies.

January 05, 2026

Europe Summary and Highlights 5 Jan
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January 5, 2026 11:21 AM UTC

The USD was slightly weaker through the European morning.

January 02, 2026

Europe Summary and Highlights 2 Jan
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January 2, 2026 11:12 AM UTC

A quiet European morning saw EUR/USD edge a little lower, dropping 20 pips to 1.1725.

December 31, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 31 Dec
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December 31, 2025 11:00 AM UTC

The USD moved sideways in Europe.  

December 30, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 30 Dec
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December 30, 2025 11:00 AM UTC

Sideways trading in Europe on Dec 30 so far.

December 23, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 23 December
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December 23, 2025 11:03 AM UTC

European trading has seen the focus remain on the JPY after Asia’s rally on repeated threats from Japanese officials over FX intervention.

December 22, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 22 December
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December 22, 2025 11:03 AM UTC

European trading sees the focus remaining on the JPY, after Japanese officials warned over FX intervention in Asia. 

December 19, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 19 December
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December 19, 2025 11:08 AM UTC

USD/JPY continued to move sharply higher through the European morning, gaining 135 pips to 157.35 from an open near 156.

December 18, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 18 December
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December 18, 2025 11:11 AM UTC

European currencies dropped back through the European morning, with EUR/USD losing 20 pips to 1.1725.

December 17, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 17 December
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December 17, 2025 11:13 AM UTC

GBP fell back through the European morning after much weaker than expected UK November CPI data which showed CPI inflation falling to 3.2% y/y on both a headline and a core basis. 

December 16, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 16 December
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December 16, 2025 11:21 AM UTC

GBP made some gains through the European morning, benefiting from a slightly less weak than expected labour market report for the 3 months to October.

December 12, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 12 December
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December 12, 2025 11:32 AM UTC

The USD was generally firmer through the European morning session, with the JPY continuing to underperform.

December 11, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 11 December
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December 11, 2025 11:15 AM UTC

The USD was generally lower through the European morning session.

December 10, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 10 December
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December 10, 2025 11:23 AM UTC

There was little net change in most FX rates in the European morning.

December 09, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 9 December
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December 9, 2025 11:06 AM UTC

There was little net change in most FX rates in the European morning.

December 08, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 8 December
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December 8, 2025 11:14 AM UTC

The USD gained ground through the European morning, with the JPY the biggest loser, USD/JPY rising 30 pips to 155.50.

December 05, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 5 December
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December 5, 2025 11:31 AM UTC

The USD gained ground through the European morning, with the JPY the biggest loser, USD/JPY rising 60 pips to 155.10.

December 04, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 4 December
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December 4, 2025 11:15 AM UTC

The JPY was generally stronger through the European morning, with USD/JPY down 50 pips to 154.75, and EUR/JPY down 50 pips to 1.8055.

December 03, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 3 December
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December 3, 2025 11:17 AM UTC

The USD was generally weaker through the European morning, with GBP and scandis making the biggest gains.

December 02, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 2 December
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December 2, 2025 11:11 AM UTC

The USD made general gains through the European morning, most notably against the JPY, with USD/JPY rising 30 pips to 156.05.

December 01, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 1 December
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December 1, 2025 11:19 AM UTC

The USD was softer through the European morning, with EUR/USD gaining 30 pips to 1.1625 and USD/JPY extending overnight losses by 35 pips to 155.25. 

November 28, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 28 November
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November 28, 2025 11:18 AM UTC

Then EUR was weaker across the board through the European morning.

November 27, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 27 November
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November 27, 2025 11:25 AM UTC

The USD edged slightly higher through the European morning, gaining less than 0.1% against the EUR and JPY and about 0.1% against GBP and CHF, which were the weakest currencies on the morning.

November 26, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 26 November
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November 26, 2025 11:12 AM UTC

The USD was generally stronger through the European morning, reversing some of the overnight losses in Asia.

November 25, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 25 November
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November 25, 2025 11:23 AM UTC

The USD was slightly softer through the European morning, with the JPY making the biggest gains, USD/JPY falling from 156.65 to 156.40. 

November 24, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 24 November
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November 24, 2025 11:23 AM UTC

The EUR and CHF made gains through the European morning, with EUR/USD up 20 pips to 1.1540 and USD/CHF down 30 pips to 0.8060.

November 21, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 21 November
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November 21, 2025 11:25 AM UTC

USD/JPY dropped half a figure, EUR/USD lost 20 pips and AUD/USD lost 15 pips through the European morning.

November 20, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 20 November
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November 20, 2025 11:15 AM UTC

The JPY recovered some ground through the European morning, with USD/JPY dropping 60 pips from the open at 157.78 to a low of 157.17 before bouncing slightly to 157.35.

November 19, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 19 November
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November 19, 2025 11:23 AM UTC

JPY weakness was the main feature of the European morning. 

November 18, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 18 November
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November 18, 2025 11:08 AM UTC

Then USD was mixed through the European morning, making some gains against the European currencies and the JPY, but falling back against the commodity currencies, reflecting a mild risk positive tone as equities edged back up after overnight losses.

November 17, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 17 November
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November 17, 2025 11:15 AM UTC

Then USD was generally firmer through the European morning, gaining against almost all the major currencies, with GBP holding its own, and scandis making some gains.

November 14, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 14 November
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November 14, 2025 11:17 AM UTC

Then USD was generally firmer through the European morning, gaining against almost all the major currencies, with only the CHF and GBP holding their own.

November 13, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 13 November
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November 13, 2025 11:16 AM UTC

Then USD fell back across the board through the European morning.

November 12, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 12 November
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November 12, 2025 11:07 AM UTC

USD/JPY continued to advance through the European morning, making another new post February high at 154.91, with EUR/JPY making another new all time high at 179.30.

November 10, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 10 November
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November 10, 2025 11:29 AM UTC

EUR/NOK dropped 4 figures to trade below 11.70 in the European morning, after stronger than expected October CPI data.

November 07, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 7 November
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November 7, 2025 11:16 AM UTC

The USD moved slightly lower through a quiet European morning session.

November 06, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 6 November
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November 6, 2025 11:07 AM UTC

The USD saw some modest losses against GBP and the JPY through the European morning, with the scandis also making gains, while most other pairs were little changed.

November 05, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 5 November
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November 5, 2025 11:06 AM UTC

The USD made some very modest gains through the European morning, edging less than 0.1% higher against most currencies. 

November 03, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 3 November
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November 3, 2025 11:18 AM UTC

The EUR fell back in the European morning, dropping 25 pips to 1.1515 after failing a test of the 1.1540 resistance area in late Asia.

October 31, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 31 October
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October 31, 2025 11:12 AM UTC

The USD was generally not much changed through a quiet European morning.

October 30, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 30 October
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October 30, 2025 11:15 AM UTC

The JPY continued to weaken through the European morning, extending overnight losses following the Fed and BoJ decisions, with USD/JPY gaining around half a figure to 153.95.

October 29, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 29 October
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October 29, 2025 11:16 AM UTC

GBP fell back against then EUR in the European morning session, with EUR/GBP extending yesterday’s gains to make another new high for the year at 0.8814, the highest since May 2023. GBP/USD was also 15 pips lower on the morning, while EUR/USD gained 15 pips to 1.1645.

October 28, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 28 October
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October 28, 2025 11:12 AM UTC

The USD was marginally softer in a quiet European morning session.

October 27, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 27 October
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October 27, 2025 11:12 AM UTC

The USD was generally softer through the European morning, with EUR/USD gaining 15 pips to 1.1640, and USD/JPY down 25 pips to 152.75. 

October 24, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 24 October
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October 24, 2025 10:20 AM UTC

The USD was generally not much changed through the European morning, but EUR/USD did manage gains of around 15 pips helped by stronger than expected preliminary October PMI data. Eurozone composite PMI rose to 52.2, its highest since May 2023, driven primarily by a sharp rise in the German services

October 23, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 23 October
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October 23, 2025 12:05 PM UTC

AUD/USD gained 20 pips to 0.6510, USD/JPY rose 20 pips to 152.60, EUR/NOK fell 4 figures to 111.58 and EUR/GBP lost 10 pips to 0.8685 in the European morning.

October 22, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 22 October
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October 22, 2025 10:19 AM UTC

GBP was the biggest mover on the morning, with EUR/GBP rising 30 pips to 0.8710 on the back of a weaker than expected UK September CPI number, which showed the headline inflation rate unchanged at 3.8% and the core dropping to 3.5% from 3.6%. UK 2 year yields dropped 10bps on the news.

October 21, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 21 October
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October 21, 2025 10:40 AM UTC

USD/JPY was the main mover in the European morning, gaining to 151.80 in a choppy session.

October 20, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 20 October
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October 20, 2025 10:15 AM UTC

The USD was generally slightly firmer against the riskier currencies through the European morning, with EUR/USD dropping 15 pips to 1.1660 and AUD/USD down around 10 pips to 0.6495.

October 17, 2025

Europe Summary and Highlights 17 October
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October 17, 2025 10:16 AM UTC

EUR/USD fell back 20 pips through the European morning to trade below 1.17, and the riskier currencies were generally slightly softer against the USD, while USD/JPY and USD/CHF were net little changed after dropping in early trading.