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The ECB announced fresh coronavirus stimulus but held its deposit rate unchanged, which disappointed markets that had expected a cut. The euro fell to $1.1198 as investors rushed into dollars, and the dollar index rose 1.1% to 97.60 as cross-currency swap spreads widened.
A stronger dollar driven by a funding squeeze tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and widens the gap for non-US feed buyers facing a weaker local currency.
financialpost.comReuters12.03.2020
cnbc.comReuters12.03.2020Nach 2.356 vergangenen Ereignisse (bullisch, Makro) bewegte sich US-Dollar (breit) im Median über 5 Handelstage um +0,2 % (60% höher; mittlere Hälfte -0,3 % bis +0,7 %) und über 20 Handelstage um +0,4 %.
Nach 533 vergangenen Ereignisse (bearisch, Makro) bewegte sich Euro (USD pro EUR) im Median über 5 Handelstage um -0,3 % (33% höher; mittlere Hälfte -1,2 % bis +0,2 %) und über 20 Handelstage um -0,5 %.
Veränderungen des Benchmarks jedes Rohstoffs seit dem letzten Schluss vor dem Ereignis. Historische Werte bündeln frühere Ereignisse derselben Art; sie beschreiben, was passiert ist, nicht was passieren wird. Keine Anlageberatung.
Same-day ECB decision to hold the deposit rate (no cut) while the dollar surged on a dash for liquidity and wider swap spreads directly explains the euro's roughly 1.8% drop against the dollar.
On 12 March the ECB disappointed by holding its deposit rate while a dollar funding squeeze widened swap spreads, so the euro fell to $1.1198 at the start of the 5-day window.
The ECB's 12 March package disappointed markets and widening cross-currency swap spreads sparked a dollar rush, setting up the euro's weakness, though it falls several days before the 17 March move.
