# Why Euro and US Dollar Are Getting Close to Parity Again (EUR/USD) - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reports that the euro could return to parity with the US dollar in 2025, with some market watchers seeing it as virtually inevitable. The currency has been pressured by speculation that US tariffs will hit euro-area exporters and by expectations of more aggressive ECB rate cuts.

- Date: 2025-02-03 · published 2025-02-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Euro Area · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26271-why-euro-and-us-dollar-are-getting-close-to-parity-again-eur-usd-bloomberg
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Tariff threats on EU exports and a slide toward parity would reinforce dollar strength, supporting a bearish euro against the dollar and making US commodity exports less expensive for European importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2019-11-08 | [Euro hits lowest in three weeks as dollar gains from trade optimism](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56283-euro-hits-lowest-in-three-weeks-as-dollar-gains-from-trade-optimism.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2025-07-29 | [Australia, NZ dollars steady after tumble, gain on battered euro — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24040-australia-nz-dollars-steady-after-tumble-gain-on-battered-euro-tradingview-news.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2025-02-27 | [EUR/USD tumbles as Trump threatens to impose reciprocal tariffs on April 2](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26274-eur-usd-tumbles-as-trump-threatens-to-impose-reciprocal-tariffs-on-april-2.md) | +2.4% | +2.5% |
| EURUSD | 2024-11-06 | [Trade war would weigh on Europe's already weak outlook, ECB warns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5810-trade-war-would-weigh-on-europe-s-already-weak-outlook-ecb-warns.md) | -3.2% | -3.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-06-30 | [EU wheat firm supported by Egypt tender, weaker euro - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40979-eu-wheat-firm-supported-by-egypt-tender-weaker-euro-markets-business-recorder.md) | -3.0% | -3.0% |
| DXY | 2025-03-01 | [Rupee falls 22 paise to 87.41 against US dollar in early trade today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26310-rupee-falls-22-paise-to-87-41-against-us-dollar-in-early-trade-today.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-08-13 | [US dollar soars against the Japanese yen on easing trade tensions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57815-us-dollar-soars-against-the-japanese-yen-on-easing-trade-tensions.md) | +0.5% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2019-11-08 | [Euro hits lowest in three weeks as dollar gains from trade optimism](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56283-euro-hits-lowest-in-three-weeks-as-dollar-gains-from-trade-optimism.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-03/why-euro-and-us-dollar-are-getting-close-to-parity-again-eur-usd

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