# NewsBreak: Euro Hits New 2019 Low After German CPI Falls Below 1% By Investing.com

> The euro fell to its lowest level since May 2017 against the dollar after weak inflation data, including German preliminary CPI falling to 1.2% in September from 1.4%. The EU harmonized inflation measure fell to 0.9%, fueling expectations of further ECB easing.

- Date: 2019-09-30 · published 2019-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57279-newsbreak-euro-hits-new-2019-low-after-german-cpi-falls-below-1-by-investing-com
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of more ECB easing keep the euro weak and the dollar firm, which tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and supports US export pricing.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2017-01-30 | [Euro hits 11-day low after German inflation data miss](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73169-euro-hits-11-day-low-after-german-inflation-data-miss.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2023-09-14 | [Euro Falls After ECB Hikes Interest Rates \| Morningstar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34316-euro-falls-after-ecb-hikes-interest-rates-morningstar.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2019-02-15 | [EUR/USD falls below 1.1250 on comments from Coeure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60824-eur-usd-falls-below-1-1250-on-comments-from-coeure.md) | +0.5% | +0.5% |
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| EURUSD | 2024-06-13 | [EUR/USD: Euro Gains Fade After Bright CPI Report Gets Clouded by Fed Pessimism — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10802-eur-usd-euro-gains-fade-after-bright-cpi-report-gets-clouded-by-fed-pessimism.md) | -1.2% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2017-01-30 | [Euro hits 11-day low after German inflation data miss](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73169-euro-hits-11-day-low-after-german-inflation-data-miss.md) | -1.2% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-06-29 | [Gold hits 3-mth low, copper slips as Powell flags more rate hikes By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35416-gold-hits-3-mth-low-copper-slips-as-powell-flags-more-rate-hikes-by-investing.md) | +0.4% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-06-30 | [Dollar ticks up after U.S. job openings hit two-year high; yen at 40-year lows By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19052-dollar-ticks-up-after-u-s-job-openings-hit-two-year-high-yen-at-40-year-lows-by.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- in.investing.com: https://in.investing.com/news/forex-news/newsbreak-euro-hits-new-2019-low-after-german-cpi-falls-below-1-1995950

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