# Dollar higher on fresh inflation data, euro lower after ECB rate cut

> The ECB cut its key interest rates by 25 basis points and left the door open to further easing as inflation approaches target and the economy stays weak. The euro fell 0.2% to $1.0473 against the dollar as US inflation data strengthened the greenback.

- Date: 2024-12-12 · published 2024-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27173-dollar-higher-on-fresh-inflation-data-euro-lower-after-ecb-rate-cut
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar lowers the local-currency cost of US commodities for importers only partly offset by the weaker euro, while the rate-cut outlook widens the rate gap that supports the dollar.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-09-30 | [Dollar gains on euro after inflation data, sterling falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39798-dollar-gains-on-euro-after-inflation-data-sterling-falls.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2026-05-20 | [Euro hits fresh six-week lows after Eurozone's final inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19474-euro-hits-fresh-six-week-lows-after-eurozone-s-final-inflation-data.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2024-07-18 | [Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29485-euro-falls-after-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-climbs-after-data.md) | -0.7% | +0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-10 | [Euro eases after ECB meeting, while dollar firms following inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9527-euro-eases-after-ecb-meeting-while-dollar-firms-following-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2023-08-31 | [After mixed euro zone inflation data, where do ECB interest rate odds stand now?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34813-after-mixed-euro-zone-inflation-data-where-do-ecb-interest-rate-odds-stand-now.md) | -2.0% | -3.2% |
| DXY | 2026-05-20 | [Euro hits fresh six-week lows after Eurozone's final inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19474-euro-hits-fresh-six-week-lows-after-eurozone-s-final-inflation-data.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-07-18 | [Euro falls after ECB holds rates, dollar climbs after data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29485-euro-falls-after-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-climbs-after-data.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-03-10 | [Euro eases after ECB meeting, while dollar firms following inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9527-euro-eases-after-ecb-meeting-while-dollar-firms-following-inflation-data-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-holds-steady-despite-rate-cut-bets-aussie-rises-after-jobs-data-2024-12-12/

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