# How ECB’s slower rates approach would protect Europe from aggressive Fed policy | The National

> Bloomberg reports that the ECB is not expected to raise rates until the second half of 2023, in contrast to the Fed, which opened the door to faster rate increases. The gap has cushioned euro-area peripheral bond markets while the euro may weaken.

- Date: 2022-01-30 · published 2022-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43343-how-ecb-s-slower-rates-approach-would-protect-europe-from-aggressive-fed-policy
- 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 dollar from faster Fed tightening tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities and can reduce import costs for US feed-grain exporters' competitors; the rate divergence is a background driver.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

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| EURUSD | 2026-07-01 | [Euro Hits August Low as Lagarde’s Rates Talk Diverges From Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19029-euro-hits-august-low-as-lagarde-s-rates-talk-diverges-from-fed.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
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| EURUSD | 2019-07-29 | [The Euro-Dollar Rate Could Bounce if Fed Cuts Rates but It Won't Last, Analysts Say](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58316-the-euro-dollar-rate-could-bounce-if-fed-cuts-rates-but-it-won-t-last-analysts.md) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
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| DXY | 2026-07-01 | [Euro Hits August Low as Lagarde’s Rates Talk Diverges From Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19029-euro-hits-august-low-as-lagarde-s-rates-talk-diverges-from-fed.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
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## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/economy/2022/01/30/how-ecbs-slower-rates-approach-would-protect-europe-from-aggressive-fed-policy/

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