# Euro inches higher ahead of ECB decision on bond buying - Markets - Business Recorder

> The euro edged higher to $1.1825 ahead of an expected European Central Bank decision to trim its bond-buying pace. The dollar index held near 92.6 after three days of gains, as global growth worries drove traders toward safer currencies.

- Date: 2021-09-09 · published 2021-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45271-euro-inches-higher-ahead-of-ecb-decision-on-bond-buying-markets-business
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves here are driven by ECB policy and risk sentiment, which affect the dollar and dollar-priced commodity values. Feed buyers should see only a marginal effect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-11-28 | [Euro jump, rising yen put brakes on the dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27641-euro-jump-rising-yen-put-brakes-on-the-dollar-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.0% | -1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-04 | [Euro climbs after ECB's 'ground-breaking' hawkish turn - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9874-euro-climbs-after-ecb-s-ground-breaking-hawkish-turn-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.5% | -4.5% |
| EURUSD | 2021-07-22 | [Euro up slightly after ECB meeting; US jobless claims weigh on dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46295-euro-up-slightly-after-ecb-meeting-us-jobless-claims-weigh-on-dollar-markets.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-22 | [FX traders brush off ECB talk, bet euro-dollar has further to run - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49376-fx-traders-brush-off-ecb-talk-bet-euro-dollar-has-further-to-run-markets.md) | -0.2% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2024-11-26 | [Paris wheat drops - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11781-paris-wheat-drops-markets-business-recorder.md) | +0.4% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-10-31 | [Indian rupee holds above record low on state bank dollar sales, ends month flat - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22693-indian-rupee-holds-above-record-low-on-state-bank-dollar-sales-ends-month-flat.md) | +0.3% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2022-07-27 | [Dollar slightly lower after Fed hikes by 75 basis points - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40681-dollar-slightly-lower-after-fed-hikes-by-75-basis-points-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [China's yuan firms despite dollar rebound - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18093-china-s-yuan-firms-despite-dollar-rebound-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40119105

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