# ECB cuts through bank turmoil to keep rate hike pledge | Reuters

> The European Central Bank raised rates despite a global market rout triggered by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and doubts over Credit Suisse. The ECB kept its rate-hike pledge in place.

- Date: 2023-03-15 · published 2023-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37073-ecb-cuts-through-bank-turmoil-to-keep-rate-hike-pledge-reuters
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter euro-area monetary policy strengthens the euro against the dollar, which can pressure dollar-priced commodities and shift export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2022-05-23 | [Euro climbs as ECB eyes rate hikes, dollar slides \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12687-euro-climbs-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-dollar-slides-reuters.md) | +1.4% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2026-09-01 | [Euro zone inflation rises above 3%, cementing ECB rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17697-euro-zone-inflation-rises-above-3-cementing-ecb-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -2.4% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-03 | [ECB opens door to 2022 rate hike in policy turnaround](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9870-ecb-opens-door-to-2022-rate-hike-in-policy-turnaround.md) | +1.2% | -2.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-01-25 | [Euro Forecasts Upgraded at Deutsche Bank, says ECB to Hike Rates in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43345-euro-forecasts-upgraded-at-deutsche-bank-says-ecb-to-hike-rates-in-december.md) | -0.9% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2023-12-13 | [With rate hikes likely done, Fed turns to timing of cuts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32902-with-rate-hikes-likely-done-fed-turns-to-timing-of-cuts-reuters.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Euro climbs as ECB eyes rate hikes, dollar slides \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12687-euro-climbs-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-dollar-slides-reuters.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/ecb-rate-hike-plans-clouded-by-financial-turmoil-2023-03-15/

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