# ECB despot rate cut isn't the way to counter Euro strength – IIF — Octa

> EUR/USD fell from 1.2160 to 1.21 after reports the ECB might cut its already negative deposit rate. IIF chief economist Robin Brooks argues that deposit rate cuts are ineffective against euro strength because the currency is driven by longer-dated 5- and 10-year yield differentials. He says the ECB's focus on the deposit rate is misguided.

- Date: 2021-01-28 · published 2021-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49381-ecb-despot-rate-cut-isn-t-the-way-to-counter-euro-strength-iif-octa
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

If the ECB cannot weaken the euro through short-term rates, the euro may stay firm against the dollar, which would keep dollar-priced commodities relatively cheaper in Europe. Markets may need a larger policy shift to move the rate.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2024-05-15 | [Watch: Why a rate-cutting ECB won’t be too worried about the euro \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30473-watch-why-a-rate-cutting-ecb-won-t-be-too-worried-about-the-euro-ing-think.md) | +0.3% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2020-09-08 | [ECB will struggle to rein in the euro, say investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51334-ecb-will-struggle-to-rein-in-the-euro-say-investors.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-12 | [VIEW ECB delivers second rate cut of the year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28528-view-ecb-delivers-second-rate-cut-of-the-year.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2025-06-16 | [ECB relaxed about euro strength, risk of too low inflation, de Guindos says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24434-ecb-relaxed-about-euro-strength-risk-of-too-low-inflation-de-guindos-says.md) | -0.2% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-12 | [ECB dents traders' hopes for October rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28527-ecb-dents-traders-hopes-for-october-rate-cut.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/877571/

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