
The ECB's Governing Council unanimously cut its key rates by 25 basis points, bringing the deposit rate to 3.00%, effective December 18. The bank revised its inflation forecasts slightly lower and warned that growth would slow in the current quarter.
Lower euro zone rates reduce the euro's yield appeal relative to the dollar, which tends to weigh on EURUSD and firm the dollar against commodity-importing currencies.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.