# European Central Bank hikes rates again and vows more after US Fed hits pause | AP News

> The ECB raised its rates by a quarter point to 3.5%, its eighth straight increase since July 2022, a day after the US Federal Reserve held rates steady. The bank says it will keep tightening to bring inflation down from 6.1% toward its 2% target.

- Date: 2023-06-15 · published 2023-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35700-european-central-bank-hikes-rates-again-and-vows-more-after-us-fed-hits-pause
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Divergence between ECB hikes and a Fed pause tends to support the euro and soften the dollar, which can lift dollar-priced commodity import costs for euro buyers. The price impact on feed ingredients is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-12-15 | [European Central Bank slows rate hikes but vows more ahead \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38437-european-central-bank-slows-rate-hikes-but-vows-more-ahead-ap-news.md) | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2022-07-21 | [Europe's central bank backs larger-than-expected rate hike \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40711-europe-s-central-bank-backs-larger-than-expected-rate-hike-ap-news.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2024-01-25 | [European Central Bank holds rates steady, gives no hint at cuts ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32341-european-central-bank-holds-rates-steady-gives-no-hint-at-cuts-ahead.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2023-06-15 | [European Central Bank raises rates by 25 basis points at June 2023 meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35702-european-central-bank-raises-rates-by-25-basis-points-at-june-2023-meeting.md) | +0.9% | +3.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-04-30 | [European Central Bank keeps rates on hold as inflation jumps](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19941-european-central-bank-keeps-rates-on-hold-as-inflation-jumps.md) | +0.5% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-07-21 | [Europe's central bank backs larger-than-expected rate hike \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40711-europe-s-central-bank-backs-larger-than-expected-rate-hike-ap-news.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2023-06-15 | [European Central Bank raises rates by 25 basis points at June 2023 meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35702-european-central-bank-raises-rates-by-25-basis-points-at-june-2023-meeting.md) | -0.0% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-07-31 | [Central Banks gearing for a prolonged pause? Dollar slips, commodities gain on US Fed rate hike - CaFE Invest News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34962-central-banks-gearing-for-a-prolonged-pause-dollar-slips-commodities-gain-on-us.md) | +0.9% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/european-central-bank-interest-rates-inflation-805438b599aa135cb00b399f7574bce3

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