# ECB to cut rates again on March 6 as focus turns to growth

> A Reuters poll of 82 economists expects the European Central Bank to cut its deposit rate to 2.50% on March 6, with a further 50 basis points of cuts next quarter. Respondents said Trump's expanding trade war would be damaging to euro zone growth.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Euro Area · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26270-ecb-to-cut-rates-again-on-march-6-as-focus-turns-to-growth
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expected ECB easing narrows the rate gap with the US and tends to weigh on the euro, which can lift dollar-priced commodity values for European buyers while signalling weaker euro-area demand for feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2021-07-21 | [ECB pledges low rates for longer as virus casts shadow over growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46291-ecb-pledges-low-rates-for-longer-as-virus-casts-shadow-over-growth.md) | +0.5% | -0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2025-01-30 | [VIEW ECB cuts rates again, keeps door open to further easing \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26726-view-ecb-cuts-rates-again-keeps-door-open-to-further-easing-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2025-04-17 | [VIEW ECB cuts rates again to buffer economy from U.S. tariff hit](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25336-view-ecb-cuts-rates-again-to-buffer-economy-from-u-s-tariff-hit.md) | -0.3% | -1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2024-06-06 | [EUR/USD rebounds strongly as ECB cuts key rates as expected, focus shifts to US NFP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29983-eur-usd-rebounds-strongly-as-ecb-cuts-key-rates-as-expected-focus-shifts-to-us.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2019-01-21 | [Euro Exchange Rates Run Out Of Steam, German PPI Misses, ECB In Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61309-euro-exchange-rates-run-out-of-steam-german-ppi-misses-ecb-in-focus.md) | +0.7% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- marketscreener.com: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/EURO-US-DOLLAR-EUR-USD-4591/news/ECB-to-cut-rates-again-on-March-6-as-focus-turns-to-growth-49186985/

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