# Introductory statement to the press conference (with Q&A)

> ECB President Mario Draghi said the Governing Council kept key interest rates unchanged and expects them to stay at current levels at least through the end of 2019. The bank also said it would keep reinvesting maturing bond principal and outlined a new series of TLTRO-III operations. Officials remained ready to adjust policy tools if inflation stays below target.

- Date: 2019-04-10 · published 2019-04-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59797-introductory-statement-to-the-press-conference-with-q-and-a
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Extended ECB easing guidance keeps the euro under pressure against the dollar, which can indirectly weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-09 | [Week 49: Overview of the world biodiesel market \| Greenea](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73350-week-49-overview-of-the-world-biodiesel-market-greenea.md) | -2.4% | -0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-10-01 | [EURUSD extends its decline 📉 Are high energy prices weighing on Europe? \| XTB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9654-eurusd-extends-its-decline-are-high-energy-prices-weighing-on-europe-xtb.md) | -1.4% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- ecb.europa.eu: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2019/html/ecb.is190410~c27197866f.en.html

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