# ECB's Rehn says central bank may need to lower interest rates, Bloomberg News reports

> ECB policymaker Olli Rehn said the central bank may need to cut rates further and should not exclude a larger 50 basis point reduction. He noted tightening financing conditions and that the bank will decide meeting by meeting.

- Date: 2025-04-24 · published 2025-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25339-ecb-s-rehn-says-central-bank-may-need-to-lower-interest-rates-bloomberg-news
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of further ECB easing tend to pressure the euro lower against the dollar, which affects dollar-priced feed imports into Europe. The effect on feed prices is indirect and secondary.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2019-09-12 | [European Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57284-european-central-bank-cuts-interest-rates-to-record-low-abc-news.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2018-07-26 | [European Central Bank says rates will remain low for months \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64242-european-central-bank-says-rates-will-remain-low-for-months-ap-news.md) | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2018-10-03 | [Powell says we're 'a long way' from neutral on interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62449-powell-says-we-re-a-long-way-from-neutral-on-interest-rates.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-28 | [ECB in ‘Currency War’ Over Euro, Commerzbank Strategist Says - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49375-ecb-in-currency-war-over-euro-commerzbank-strategist-says-bloomberg.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| EURUSD | 2023-09-14 | [European Central Bank hikes rates to record level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34315-european-central-bank-hikes-rates-to-record-level.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/EURO-US-DOLLAR-EUR-USD-4591/news/ECB-s-Rehn-says-central-bank-may-need-to-lower-interest-rates-Bloomberg-News-reports-49705425/

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