Euro hits three-month highs as US Bond buyback plan crushes the US Dollar

The Euro (EUR) extends gains against an ailing US Dollar (USD) on Thursday, as the US Treasury’s plan to boost buybacks of long-term Government Bonds sent the Greenback tumbling across the board. The EUR/USD pair trades right above 1.1700 at the time of writing after surging about 1.13% from Wednesday’s lows.  The US Treasury Department announced on Wednesday its…

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Technical analysis of US Crude, XAUUSD and EURUSD for Today (August 20, 2026)

2026.08.20 2026.08.20 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 20.08.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Yesterday, gold continued to rise after testing…

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AUD/USD holds virtually steady near a two-month high around 0.711

Markets The (very) long end of the US yield curve rallied yesterday with the curve bull flattening. Daily changes ranged from 0.8 bps (2-yr) to -9.2 bps (30-yr). The US Treasury’s unexpected decision to increase by at least double (from $2bn per operation), the size of liquidity support buyback operations for longer-dated nominal coupon securities (10y to 20y and…

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