# EUR/USD rebounds as ECB holds rates and US inflation cools

> EUR/USD rebounded to about 1.1756 after the ECB held its three key rates at 2.00%, 2.15% and 2.40%. Softer US inflation data weighed on the dollar.

- Date: 2025-12-18 · published 2025-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21719-eur-usd-rebounds-as-ecb-holds-rates-and-us-inflation-cools
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities such as grains and soymeal, while the ECB hold signals stable euro-area financing conditions.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-09-07 | [ECB cites inflation-dampening euro rate as policy factor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69161-ecb-cites-inflation-dampening-euro-rate-as-policy-factor.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2026-04-30 | [EUR/USD advances as ECB holds rates, Dollar softens on mixed data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19943-eur-usd-advances-as-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-softens-on-mixed-data.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-05-31 | [Eurozone inflation accelerates in May: Are ECB rate cuts in doubt? \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30466-eurozone-inflation-accelerates-in-may-are-ecb-rate-cuts-in-doubt-euronews.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | [EUR/USD rises to 1.0830 as Eurozone Inflation accelerates, Fed policy eyed — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29486-eur-usd-rises-to-1-0830-as-eurozone-inflation-accelerates-fed-policy-eyed-octa.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2024-05-31 | [Dollar Drops as Bond Yields Fall on Hopeful US Inflation Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30468-dollar-drops-as-bond-yields-fall-on-hopeful-us-inflation-report.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2026-04-30 | [European Central Bank keeps rates on hold as inflation jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19941-european-central-bank-keeps-rates-on-hold-as-inflation-jumps.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2017-09-07 | [ECB cites inflation-dampening euro rate as policy factor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69161-ecb-cites-inflation-dampening-euro-rate-as-policy-factor.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-04-30 | [EUR/USD advances as ECB holds rates, Dollar softens on mixed data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19943-eur-usd-advances-as-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-softens-on-mixed-data.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/eur-usd-firms-as-ecb-stays-on-hold-and-us-cpi-misses-expectations-202512181353

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