# Euro-Dollar Rate Heavy Despite Leaked ECB Inflation Forecasts

> A report said ECB chief economist Philip Lane told German economists that internal forecasts saw euro zone inflation at 2% by 2025, potentially implying a rate hike in 2023. The ECB denied the report, and the euro barely reacted, trading near 1.178.

- Date: 2021-09-17 · published 2021-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45270-euro-dollar-rate-heavy-despite-leaked-ecb-inflation-forecasts
- 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 earlier ECB rate hikes would support the euro against the dollar, with knock-on effects on dollar-priced commodities. The denial limits the impact, leaving currency effects modest for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-04-30 | [Euro-Dollar: Inflation, GDP Data Prompts Hawkish Rethink of ECB Rate Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30941-euro-dollar-inflation-gdp-data-prompts-hawkish-rethink-of-ecb-rate-outlook.md) | +0.6% | +1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2022-11-01 | [ECB Rate Hike Expectations, Weaker Dollar Lift Euro \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38898-ecb-rate-hike-expectations-weaker-dollar-lift-euro-fxempire.md) | +1.1% | +4.4% |
| EURUSD | 2021-08-31 | [Euro Looks for Direction on Red-Hot Inflation Ahead of ECB Meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45764-euro-looks-for-direction-on-red-hot-inflation-ahead-of-ecb-meeting.md) | +0.5% | -1.0% |
| EURUSD | 2023-03-16 | [Euro rises, dollar falls after ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10083-euro-rises-dollar-falls-after-ecb-rate-decision.md) | +2.4% | +4.3% |
| 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% |
| DXY | 2024-04-30 | [Euro-Dollar: Inflation, GDP Data Prompts Hawkish Rethink of ECB Rate Outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30941-euro-dollar-inflation-gdp-data-prompts-hawkish-rethink-of-ecb-rate-outlook.md) | -0.5% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-11-01 | [ECB Rate Hike Expectations, Weaker Dollar Lift Euro \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38898-ecb-rate-hike-expectations-weaker-dollar-lift-euro-fxempire.md) | -1.0% | -3.2% |
| DXY | 2021-08-31 | [Euro Looks for Direction on Red-Hot Inflation Ahead of ECB Meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45764-euro-looks-for-direction-on-red-hot-inflation-ahead-of-ecb-meeting.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/eurusd/15956-euro-to-dollar-rate-leaked-inflation-forecasts

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