# Euro slips; U.S. dollar inches higher in volatile trading

> The dollar edged higher in choppy trading while the euro fell after the ECB kept rates low for longer. Weaker-than-expected US jobless claims had earlier pushed the greenback lower.

- Date: 2021-07-22 · published 2021-07-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46292-euro-slips-u-s-dollar-inches-higher-in-volatile-trading
- 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 of this size are routine and offer little new signal for feed prices. The mild dollar strength is a small headwind for dollar-denominated grain and meal values.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-23 | [Euro slumps, dollar index edges higher after PMI data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28526-euro-slumps-dollar-index-edges-higher-after-pmi-data.md) | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| EURUSD | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar rises, euro slips after ECB rate increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17692-dollar-rises-euro-slips-after-ecb-rate-increase.md) | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2025-03-21 | [Dollar ends week higher versus euro as traders book gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25774-dollar-ends-week-higher-versus-euro-as-traders-book-gains.md) | -0.4% | +4.8% |
| EURUSD | 2021-11-11 | [Dollar rockets to 16-month highs after hot U.S. inflation; euro sinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11949-dollar-rockets-to-16-month-highs-after-hot-u-s-inflation-euro-sinks-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2021-02-01 | [U.S. dollar reaches six-week high on weaker euro, Swiss franc and yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48877-u-s-dollar-reaches-six-week-high-on-weaker-euro-swiss-franc-and-yen.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-09-23 | [Euro slumps, dollar index edges higher after PMI data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28526-euro-slumps-dollar-index-edges-higher-after-pmi-data.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar rises, euro slips after ECB rate increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17692-dollar-rises-euro-slips-after-ecb-rate-increase.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-03-21 | [Dollar ends week higher versus euro as traders book gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25774-dollar-ends-week-higher-versus-euro-as-traders-book-gains.md) | +0.3% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/euro-just-off-3-12-mth-low-vs-dollar-pre-ecb-2021-07-22/

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