FX Talking Au revoir, euro bulls · THINK Economic and Financial Analysis October 2026
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FX Talking 再见了，欧元多头 · THINK 经济与金融分析 2026年10月
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
ING expects EUR/USD to stay offered in a 1.10-1.15 range into year-end as French debt concerns echo the 2018 Italian episode rather than a Greek-style default. Modest fiscal consolidation should cap the OAT-Bund spread sell-off. A hawkish September Fed and rising US yields are pressure-testing global markets, with White House policy after the November midterms the main upside risk for the euro.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 10/12/2026
- Research topic
- US Dollar (DXY) · EUR/USD · USD/JPY
- Time horizon
- 2018
Key arguments
- French debt concern dominates the euro outlook, with volatility in the OAT-Bund spread expected into year-end.
- The situation is viewed as closer to the 2018 Italian debt crisis than Greece's 2012 selective default.
- EUR/USD is forecast to stay offered in a 1.10-1.15 range, with modest fiscal consolidation preventing a heavier sell-off.
- The main upside risk stems from uncertain White House policy after the November midterm elections.
Key numbers
- EUR/USD current spot
- 1.1203
- EUR/USD forecast range
- 1.10-1.15
- US policy rate after potential February hike
- 4.25%
- UK inflation approaching
- 4%
Main risks
- A heavier sell-off in French debt could drag the euro lower if fiscal consolidation disappoints.
- Uncertain White House policy after the November midterm elections poses upside risk to EUR/USD.
- A hawkish Fed and rising US yields continue to pressure the global financial system.
Corresponding source evidence
Add in French budgetary politics ahead of upcoming elections and EUR/USD should stay soft in a 1.10-1.15 range.
The dollar could run into trouble if a Republican loss of the House in the midterms prompts a White House pivot back to trade policy, or a move towards an even more aggressive foreign policy agenda.
Were French debt to suffer heavier losses than we are expecting, and the ECB be forced to abandon rate hikes, stop quantitative tightening or, in extreme circumstances, buy debt again, the euro's downside would be far greater.
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