The early part of Tuesday’s session is so far marked by across-the-board gains on risk-related assets, such as stock futures but also currencies like the Euro and the Pound. Investors are taking a glass half-full stance as hope grows that the spread of the coronavirus is slowing. As the mood in the markets improves, the US Dollar is losing some of the ground gained over the last few days, with the Dollar Index down by almost 0.07%.
During the darkest moments of the crisis the greenback took over the role of safe haven and with the improvement in sentiment some of those gains are being eroded, as the latest figures from the US and Europe point at slower rates of infection in the main epicentres of the disease. This good news is generating some hope that the pandemic is being brought under control, which supports the growth of risk appetite.
