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The European Central Bank cut interest rates as expected on Thursday. The euro and European bond yields surged during the week on signals that Germany will ramp up defence and infrastructure spending.
ECB rate cuts combined with German fiscal expansion move the euro and European yields, affecting dollar-priced commodity import costs for European feed buyers.
reuters.comBalazs Koranyi, Francesco CanepaMar 5, 2025reuters.comMar 6, 2025After 388 past bullish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.4% to +1.1%), and +0.1% 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.
The ECB rate cut coincided with euro and bond yield gains driven by German spending signals, contributing to the rally.
