# Euro slips as ECB ends bond purchases

> The euro fell against the dollar after the ECB halted new bond purchases as expected, ending its four-year quantitative easing program while keeping rates at -0.40 percent. The dollar gained on optimism over US-China trade progress, and sterling held steady after UK Prime Minister May won her party leadership vote.

- Date: 2018-12-13 · published 2018-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61763-euro-slips-as-ecb-ends-bond-purchases
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency moves affect dollar-denominated feed commodity prices and import costs for European buyers; a firmer dollar tends to weigh on US commodity export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar rises, euro slips after ECB rate increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17692-dollar-rises-euro-slips-after-ecb-rate-increase.md) | -1.4% | -1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2026-09-10 | [Euro slips as dollar rises after ECB rate hike \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17698-euro-slips-as-dollar-rises-after-ecb-rate-hike-marketscreener.md) | -0.8% | -3.8% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-10 | [Euro zone bond yields soar as ECB presses on with stimulus exit \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42466-euro-zone-bond-yields-soar-as-ecb-presses-on-with-stimulus-exit-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2019-03-04 | [US dollar extends rising streak even as euro slips - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60270-us-dollar-extends-rising-streak-even-as-euro-slips-the-business-times.md) | -1.2% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2024-08-30 | [Euro zone bond yields drop as inflation data supports ECB easing hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29012-euro-zone-bond-yields-drop-as-inflation-data-supports-ecb-easing-hopes.md) | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar rises, euro slips after ECB rate increase](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17692-dollar-rises-euro-slips-after-ecb-rate-increase.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-09-10 | [Euro slips as dollar rises after ECB rate hike \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17698-euro-slips-as-dollar-rises-after-ecb-rate-hike-marketscreener.md) | +0.9% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2022-03-10 | [Euro zone bond yields soar as ECB presses on with stimulus exit \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42466-euro-zone-bond-yields-soar-as-ecb-presses-on-with-stimulus-exit-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/13/currencies-pound-gains-after-pm-may-survives-vote-us-dollar-steady.html

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