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During the Tokyo session, the EUR/USD pair failed to test the psychological resistance of 1.1000. The main currency pair fell below 1.0990 as the US Dollar Index (DXY) rebounded after defending the crucial support level of 101.63. In order for investors to have confidence in the USD Index's recovery, it must travel through a number of filters.

Ahead of quarterly results from tech titans, S&P500 futures have extended their losses in early Asian trading, indicating a negative market sentiment. Amazon, Facebook, and Google will release their first quarter CY2023 results this week, keeping investors active.

Friday's release of preliminary S&P PMI data for April in the United States strengthened the case for the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates once more. The Manufacturing PMI increased to 50.4 from 49.0 and the previous release of 49.0. The number exceeded 50 for the first time in the previous six months. In addition, the preliminary Services PMI increased to 53.7 from 51.5 and the previous release of 52.6.

The positive performance of the Manufacturing and Services PMIs suggests that the economic recovery in the United States is on track and that labor demand could rebound significantly. As a result, a further rate increase from the Fed is imperative to continue stifling inflation.

On the front of the Eurozone, the European Union is preparing to impose a prohibition on the passage of many products through Russia. The objective is to reduce Russia's ability to acquire arms and ammunition for use against Ukraine.

Vice President of the European Central Bank (ECB) Luis de Guindos stated on Friday, "I'm convinced that core inflation will also decline, but the starting point is quite high."

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