The US dollar touched its weakest level versus the euro in more than two weeks Wednesday, following the European Central Bank retained its monetary policy amidst recent market volatility and as Bund yields prolonged its advance.
ECB President Mario Draghi said the central bank kept interest rates and saw no reason to modify the policy stance.
Draghi’s remarks confirms the eurozone “was moving in the right direction,” said Eric Viloria, Currency Strategist at Wells Fargo Securities.
Also, the benchmark 10-year Bund yields reached 0.89%, the highest since October 2014.
The dollar closed at $1.12695 per euro following it hit $1.2855. Against the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, the greenback was at ¥124.300 and 0.93480 franc, respectively.
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