# ECB Surprises With Faster Bond Buys, Euro Unfazed | Investing.com

> The ECB announced it would buy bonds at a significantly higher pace over the next quarter, citing recent rises in yields and expected higher headline inflation. The ECB raised its 2021 GDP and inflation forecasts. The euro dipped after the decision but ended the day roughly unchanged against the dollar.

- Date: 2021-03-12 · published 2021-03-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48343-ecb-surprises-with-faster-bond-buys-euro-unfazed-investing-com
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The faster bond buying widens the policy gap with the Federal Reserve, which is not reacting to rising yields. That gap supports the dollar against the euro while euro-zone recovery lags.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

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| EURUSD | 2019-09-30 | [NewsBreak: Euro Hits New 2019 Low After German CPI Falls Below 1% By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57279-newsbreak-euro-hits-new-2019-low-after-german-cpi-falls-below-1-by-investing-com.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-19 | [EUR/USD Loses Ground as Market Sentiment Favours the US Dollar \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11516-eur-usd-loses-ground-as-market-sentiment-favours-the-us-dollar-investing-com.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/ecb-surprises-with-faster-bond-buys-euro-unfazed-200566710

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