# [MARKET UPDATE] OATs open with gains of c. 70 ticks, after Moody's held the rating steady on Friday | Newsquawk

> OATs opened about 70 ticks higher after Moody's held France's sovereign rating steady on Friday. Bunds also edged higher by a few ticks. The outlook and fundamentals were left unchanged.

- Date: 2026-10-26 · published 2026-10-29T06:13:07.103Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/465-market-update-oats-open-with-gains-of-c-70-ticks-after-moody-s-held-the-rating
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Euro-zone bond moves have little direct effect on feed grain prices, though a risk-off or risk-on shift can move the euro and dollar, which affects export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2023-02-02 | [UPDATE 2-Sterling slips after BoE hints rates near peak \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37574-update-2-sterling-slips-after-boe-hints-rates-near-peak-kitco-news.md) | -1.7% | -2.9% |
| EURUSD | 2025-08-29 | [Inflation Shows No Sign of Accelerating in France, Spain as ECB Mulls Next Steps -- Update \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23533-inflation-shows-no-sign-of-accelerating-in-france-spain-as-ecb-mulls-next-steps.md) | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2024-03-07 | [EUR/USD up on the day after conclusion of ECB policy meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31422-eur-usd-up-on-the-day-after-conclusion-of-ecb-policy-meeting.md) | +0.3% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2017-09-01 | [Euro slips after six months of gains as ECB eyed \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69163-euro-slips-after-six-months-of-gains-as-ecb-eyed-the-national.md) | +1.2% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2022-10-31 | [EUR/USD: High inflation to dampen the risk of a sharper euro sell-off – MUFG: Analytics and Market news from 31 October 2022 14:35](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39366-eur-usd-high-inflation-to-dampen-the-risk-of-a-sharper-euro-sell-off-mufg.md) | -0.4% | +4.2% |

## Sources

- newsquawk.com: https://www.newsquawk.com/headlines/market-update-oats-open-with-gains-of-c-70-ticks-after-moodys-held-the-rating-steady-on-friday

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.