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The European Central Bank confirmed it will end its asset purchase stimulus programme in the third quarter but gave no further schedule details, citing uncertainty from the war in Ukraine and the inflation outlook. Euro zone bond yields fell after the statement, with German two-year yields down more than 10 bps, and the euro slipped 0.8%.
A confirmed path toward ECB tightening supports the euro and weighs on the dollar, which affects the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for euro area buyers. The effect on grain and oilseed prices is indirect.
reuters.comApr 14, 2022After 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.
