Overview of the market
On Tuesday, the EUR/USD experienced a slight increase of fewer than 30 pips. However, this was enough to make it the Euro's best day in over a week. The pair's rebound was due to a decline in the US dollar against European currencies and the yen, after hitting two-month lows at 1.0670.
In Spain, data indicated a decline of 0.2% in the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in May, causing an annual rate fall from 3.8% to 2.9%, which was larger than expected. Although this news was positive for the European Central Bank (ECB), it could have negative implications for the common currency. Inflation data from Germany and France is due on Wednesday, which could ease tightening expectations from the ECB if preliminary May estimates also show significant declines in their annual rates.