# Goldman Sachs backs the euro as the dollar hits two-month lows

> Goldman Sachs raised its three-month euro forecast against the dollar to $1.25 and issued a new long euro trade. The dollar index fell to 91.156, its lowest level since March 4, as European vaccination progress improved growth expectations.

- Date: 2021-04-19 · published 2021-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47789-goldman-sachs-backs-the-euro-as-the-dollar-hits-two-month-lows
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and stronger euro tend to support dollar-priced grain and oilseed markets and can shift export competitiveness between U.S. and EU suppliers. The impact on feed prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Dollar Vs. Euro: Greenback Hits One-Month Low As ECB Eyes Rate Hikes - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41613-dollar-vs-euro-greenback-hits-one-month-low-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-markets.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-04-19 | [Goldman Sachs: We’re closing two of our long-dollar ‘top trades’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71410-goldman-sachs-we-re-closing-two-of-our-long-dollar-top-trades.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2025-04-30 | [Foreign demand for US assets will wane unless the dollar slides more: Goldman Sachs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25324-foreign-demand-for-us-assets-will-wane-unless-the-dollar-slides-more-goldman.md) | -0.5% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2020-11-26 | [Euro rises to near 3-month high as US dollar falls - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50370-euro-rises-to-near-3-month-high-as-us-dollar-falls-the-business-times.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-11-20 | [Dollar stumbles to over two-month low as markets eye Fed cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12032-dollar-stumbles-to-over-two-month-low-as-markets-eye-fed-cuts.md) | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2022-05-23 | [Dollar Vs. Euro: Greenback Hits One-Month Low As ECB Eyes Rate Hikes - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41613-dollar-vs-euro-greenback-hits-one-month-low-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-markets.md) | +1.4% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-19 | [Goldman Sachs: We’re closing two of our long-dollar ‘top trades’](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71410-goldman-sachs-we-re-closing-two-of-our-long-dollar-top-trades.md) | +2.2% | +3.4% |
| EURUSD | 2020-11-26 | [Euro rises to near 3-month high as US dollar falls - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50370-euro-rises-to-near-3-month-high-as-us-dollar-falls-the-business-times.md) | +2.0% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/19/goldman-sachs-backs-the-euro-as-the-dollar-hits-two-month-lows.html

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