# EUR/USD flatlines below 1.1500 as Eurozone HICP grows below forecasts

> EUR/USD stayed below 1.1500 on March 31 after Eurozone preliminary data showed March inflation at 2.5%, below the 2.7% expected, and core HICP eased to 2.3%. The pair was on track for a nearly 3% fall in March, its weakest monthly performance since July.

- Date: 2026-03-31 · published 2026-03-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20376-eur-usd-flatlines-below-1-1500-as-eurozone-hicp-grows-below-forecasts
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Softer-than-expected inflation trims ECB hike bets, weakening the euro and making dollar-priced feed commodities relatively more expensive for euro buyers. The move is a currency-market reaction rather than a supply change.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2025-01-30 | [Eurozone economy stagnates in Q4 as Germany and France contract \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26730-eurozone-economy-stagnates-in-q4-as-germany-and-france-contract-euronews.md) | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-25 | [Euro stabilizes near 13-month lows against the US Dollar after in-line US inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19034-euro-stabilizes-near-13-month-lows-against-the-us-dollar-after-in-line-us.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2024-02-28 | [Euro Area's Feb economic sentiment weakens, EUR/USD falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31886-euro-area-s-feb-economic-sentiment-weakens-eur-usd-falls.md) | +0.0% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2025-01-30 | [Euro zone GDP Q4 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26729-euro-zone-gdp-q4-2024.md) | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2016-10-24 | [EU wheat prices mixed on Chicago slide, better export prospects - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10537-eu-wheat-prices-mixed-on-chicago-slide-better-export-prospects-agweek-1-source.md) | +0.6% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- mitrade.com: https://www.mitrade.com/au/insights/news/live-news/article-1-1596856-20260331

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