# PRESS CONFERENCE

> At its October 24 press conference, the ECB kept key interest rates unchanged and said it would restart net asset purchases at &euro;20 billion per month from November 1. It also said rates would stay at present or lower levels until inflation converges robustly toward 2%.

- Date: 2019-10-24 · published 2019-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56787-press-conference
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Continued ECB easing supports a weaker euro against the dollar, which can modestly firm dollar-priced grain and oilseed markets.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2019-07-25 | [PRESS CONFERENCE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58310-press-conference.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2019-03-07 | [PRESS CONFERENCE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60311-press-conference.md) | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2020-01-23 | [PRESS CONFERENCE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55290-press-conference.md) | -0.7% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2019-01-24 | [Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61303-introductory-statement-to-the-press-conference-with-q-and-a.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2017-03-09 | [Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72197-introductory-statement-to-the-press-conference-with-q-and-a.md) | +0.8% | +1.1% |

## Sources

- ecb.europa.eu: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2019/html/ecb.is191024~78a5550bc1.en.html

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