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The ECB cut its main deposit rate by 10 basis points to -0.5% and announced a new asset purchase program of €20 billion per month for as long as necessary. Markets had broadly expected some stimulus, and President Draghi urged governments to use fiscal space.
Looser euro monetary policy weakens the euro against the dollar, which can support dollar commodity prices and shifts relative competitiveness for feed ingredient exporters.
cnbc.comElliot SmithSep 12, 2019After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
