# ECB Will Assess Impact of Euro Strength in March, Cipollone Says

> ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said the bank will assess the effects of the euro's recent rally on consumer prices in its March quarterly forecasts. He noted that recent currency moves have been fairly limited.

- Date: 2026-03-01 · published 2026-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20809-ecb-will-assess-impact-of-euro-strength-in-march-cipollone-says
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The March projections may clarify the ECB's policy path, which affects the euro and dollar, but the limited currency moves imply small near-term price effects.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2025-06-16 | [ECB relaxed about euro strength, risk of too low inflation, de Guindos says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24434-ecb-relaxed-about-euro-strength-risk-of-too-low-inflation-de-guindos-says.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-03-01 | [ECB Has Yet to See Full Impact of Euro Appreciation, Kazaks Says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20806-ecb-has-yet-to-see-full-impact-of-euro-appreciation-kazaks-says.md) | -1.8% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2020-09-08 | [ECB will struggle to rein in the euro, say investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51334-ecb-will-struggle-to-rein-in-the-euro-say-investors.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2019-12-12 | [EUR & ECB: The funding characteristic of the euro still intact \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55781-eur-and-ecb-the-funding-characteristic-of-the-euro-still-intact-articles-ing.md) | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2026-04-30 | [Traders temper euro zone rate hike bets as ECB grapples with Iran war impact \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19944-traders-temper-euro-zone-rate-hike-bets-as-ecb-grapples-with-iran-war-impact.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-08/ecb-will-assess-impact-of-euro-strength-in-march-cipollone-says

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