# EUR and ECB Crib Sheet: Hawkish expectations may be unwarranted | articles | ING THINK

> ING analysts argue the market has become too hawkish on the ECB, and that the euro may give back recent gains. They expect the ECB to keep front-loading asset purchases and avoid hints of tapering at its meeting that week.

- Date: 2021-09-07 · published 2021-09-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45267-eur-and-ecb-crib-sheet-hawkish-expectations-may-be-unwarranted-articles-ing
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a less hawkish ECB would weaken the euro against the dollar, supporting dollar-priced commodities marginally. The forecast is a currency view with little direct effect on feed supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/eur-and-ecb-crib-sheet-hawkish-expectations-may-be-unwarranted/

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