
The euro shrugged off the European Central Bank's most hawkish messaging in more than a decade and its planned exit from negative borrowing costs. The currency then fell on Friday, breaking below $1.06 for the first time in nearly two decades.
Traders doubt the ECB can tighten enough to support the euro against the dollar, so a weaker euro raises the dollar cost of euro-zone feed imports and keeps dollar strength in focus for US export pricing.
Tras 533 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Euro (USD por EUR) se movió una mediana de -0,3 % en 5 sesiones (33% al alza; mitad central entre -1,2 % y +0,2 %), y -0,5 % 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.
Market skepticism about the ECB's hike plans meant the hawkish messaging failed to support the euro, which broke below $1.06 and started the slide.