# ECB policy indicates the euro will avoid parity with the dollar | FrontierView

> A FrontierView analysis expects the ECB to deliver a 50-basis-point hike in July, earlier than previously expected, after Lagarde signaled gradual tightening. The euro hit about 0.96 per dollar in mid-May amid fears of parity.

- Date: 2022-05-26 · published 2022-05-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41610-ecb-policy-indicates-the-euro-will-avoid-parity-with-the-dollar-frontierview
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expected ECB tightening should steady the euro, which lowers dollar-denominated feed and energy import costs for Europe and reduces pressure on eurozone feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-05-29 | [Euro-Dollar: Why Markets Think The ECB Will Hike Before The Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19473-euro-dollar-why-markets-think-the-ecb-will-hike-before-the-fed.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| EURUSD | 2017-09-07 | [ECB cites inflation-dampening euro rate as policy factor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69161-ecb-cites-inflation-dampening-euro-rate-as-policy-factor.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-03-24 | [Barclays no longer sees euro-dollar parity in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72201-barclays-no-longer-sees-euro-dollar-parity-in-2017.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-08-30 | [ECB bets boost euro, US dollar slips from 20 year peak - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40248-ecb-bets-boost-euro-us-dollar-slips-from-20-year-peak-the-business-times.md) | -0.9% | -3.8% |
| EURUSD | 2017-05-30 | [‘Euro-dollar parity is dead,’ say analysts - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71214-euro-dollar-parity-is-dead-say-analysts-marketwatch.md) | +0.7% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- frontierview.com: https://frontierview.com/insights/ecb-policy-indicates-the-euro-will-avoid-parity-with-the-dollar/

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