# ECB's Wunsch says weaker euro may take edge off US tariffs

> ECB policymaker Pierre Wunsch said a euro falling to parity with the dollar would offset the impact of 10% US tariffs on euro zone growth, though it would raise inflation. He called market bets on four more ECB rate cuts next year a meaningful scenario but said the ECB could change course if data required it.

- Date: 2024-12-18 · published 2024-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Euro zone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27172-ecb-s-wunsch-says-weaker-euro-may-take-edge-off-us-tariffs
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker euro makes euro zone exports cheaper and dollar-priced imports like feed ingredients dearer for European buyers, which can shift trade flows and the relative cost of US and Brazilian feed.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-12-06 | [ECB would welcome a weaker euro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27176-ecb-would-welcome-a-weaker-euro.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2019-08-20 | [Bets rise euro to weaken on ECB easy money](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57805-bets-rise-euro-to-weaken-on-ecb-easy-money.md) | +0.1% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2025-07-21 | [Cooler euro lets ECB off the hook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23983-cooler-euro-lets-ecb-off-the-hook.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2018-06-19 | [ECB’s dovish stance weighs on the euro - IG UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64730-ecb-s-dovish-stance-weighs-on-the-euro-ig-uk.md) | +0.8% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-02-03 | [Euro may be too weak for Germany but too strong for others](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72705-euro-may-be-too-weak-for-germany-but-too-strong-for-others.md) | -1.3% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/ecbs-wunsch-says-euro-parity-may-cushion-impact-new-tariffs-2024-12-18/

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