
ECB President Christine Lagarde said the central bank will monitor euro appreciation very carefully because a stronger euro pushes down prices and inflation in the bloc. She added that the ECB does not target the exchange rate.
The euro had reached 2.5-year highs against the dollar at $1.2177.
A firmer euro lowers euro-zone import prices and can signal future policy easing, which weighs on the currency's direction against the dollar. For feed buyers, a stronger euro makes EU-priced feed inputs cheaper and tends to support dollar-priced commodities.
Tras 129 eventos neutral de macro pasados, Euro (USD por EUR) se movió una mediana de -0,1 % en 5 sesiones (45% al alza; mitad central entre -0,5 % y +0,5 %), y +0,1 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.