# Euro advances, surges to 15-year peak vs yen, after ECB lifts rates

> The euro hit a 15-year high against the yen and a five-week high against the dollar after the European Central Bank raised its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 3.5%, its eighth straight hike. The ECB signaled further tightening and raised its inflation projections.

- Date: 2023-06-15 · published 2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35698-euro-advances-surges-to-15-year-peak-vs-yen-after-ecb-lifts-rates
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger euro versus the dollar typically weighs on dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices for European buyers, while a firmer dollar index pressures US export competitiveness. Feed buyers should watch for currency-driven shifts in import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2023-06-15 | [ECB in no mood to pause after lifting rates to 22-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35699-ecb-in-no-mood-to-pause-after-lifting-rates-to-22-year-high.md) | +0.9% | +3.5% |
| EURUSD | 2020-09-10 | [Euro advances after ECB's Lagarde says exchange rate not being targeted \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51330-euro-advances-after-ecb-s-lagarde-says-exchange-rate-not-being-targeted.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2023-01-23 | [Dollar edges lower vs euro on ECB rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37999-dollar-edges-lower-vs-euro-on-ecb-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2023-03-16 | [Euro rises, dollar falls after ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10083-euro-rises-dollar-falls-after-ecb-rate-decision.md) | +2.4% | +4.3% |
| EURUSD | 2026-04-30 | [EUR/USD advances as ECB holds rates, Dollar softens on mixed data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19943-eur-usd-advances-as-ecb-holds-rates-dollar-softens-on-mixed-data.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-09-10 | [Euro advances after ECB's Lagarde says exchange rate not being targeted \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51330-euro-advances-after-ecb-s-lagarde-says-exchange-rate-not-being-targeted.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-01-23 | [Dollar edges lower vs euro on ECB rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37999-dollar-edges-lower-vs-euro-on-ecb-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Bangkok Post - Baht tipped to strengthen after US rates peak](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37583-bangkok-post-baht-tipped-to-strengthen-after-us-rates-peak.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/forex-dollar-rallies-asia-after-fed-signals-rate-hikes-yuan-kiwi-slide-2023-06-15/

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