EUR/USD is extending its sideways trading in the European session on Thursday. The pair lingers near three-month lows, as the US Dollar clings to recent gains amid a risk-off market profile. EU/ US data and Fedspeak awaited.
The EUR/GBP cross gains momentum above the mid-0.8500s during the early European session on Thursday. The cross currently trades near 0.8576, unchanged for the day.
The latest data revealed on Thursday that German Industrial Production (IP) for July fell -2.1% YoY from a 1.5% drop (revised from a 1.5% drop) in the previous month. On a monthly basis, the figure dropped 0.8% versus a 1.4% decline in June and below the expectation of a 0.5% drop. However, the Pound Sterling (GBP) is weakened against the Euro as the Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey's dovish remark on Wednesday that the central bank is much closer to ending its hiking cycle.