# Euro extends recent fall; dollar gains on data, Powell comments - Business & Finance - Business Recorder

> The euro extended its recent declines against sterling and the dollar on March 4, 2022, as rising oil prices after Russia's invasion of Ukraine weighed on the currency. The dollar gained on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's comments backing a 25-basis-point hike and on jobless claims data pointing to a firm labor market.

- Date: 2022-03-03 · published 2022-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12081-euro-extends-recent-fall-dollar-gains-on-data-powell-comments-business-and
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of Fed tightening lift the dollar and raise financing costs for feed buyers and producers. The euro's weakness also lowers the cost of European feed imports priced in dollars.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-03-07 | 5 | +1.8% | 3.1 | Reinforces the Powell hawkish comments and firm jobless claims boosting the dollar while oil weighed on the euro. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-08-31 | [Dollar gains on solid data, euro drops on cautious ECB comments - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34781-dollar-gains-on-solid-data-euro-drops-on-cautious-ecb-comments-markets-business.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2022-03-03 | [Euro extends recent fall, U.S. dollar gains ahead of jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8257-euro-extends-recent-fall-u-s-dollar-gains-ahead-of-jobs-data.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-03-06 | [Dollar gains across the board in Europe - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11417-dollar-gains-across-the-board-in-europe-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2021-07-13 | [Pound extends fall after US inflation data lifts dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46308-pound-extends-fall-after-us-inflation-data-lifts-dollar-markets-business.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-10-03 | [Dollar up on euro as quarter ends, commodity led currencies sink - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9336-dollar-up-on-euro-as-quarter-ends-commodity-led-currencies-sink-business-and.md) | -0.2% | +0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2023-08-31 | [Dollar gains on solid data, euro drops on cautious ECB comments - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34781-dollar-gains-on-solid-data-euro-drops-on-cautious-ecb-comments-markets-business.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-03 | [Euro extends recent fall, U.S. dollar gains ahead of jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8257-euro-extends-recent-fall-u-s-dollar-gains-ahead-of-jobs-data.md) | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2021-03-06 | [Dollar gains across the board in Europe - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11417-dollar-gains-across-the-board-in-europe-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | +0.3% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40158489

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