# Currency strategists, traders differ on future of euro in 2019 - The Gulf Time Newspaper

> Currency strategists at Morgan Stanley, Credit Agricole and TD Bank forecast a stronger euro in 2019, while money managers such as Janus Henderson and Allianz are positioned for weakness. The euro traded near $1.14 after falling about 5 percent against the dollar in 2018.

- Date: 2018-12-25 · published 2018-12-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61771-currency-strategists-traders-differ-on-future-of-euro-in-2019-the-gulf-time
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Divergent forecasts reflect uncertainty about the dollar's direction, which affects dollar-denominated feed commodity prices and import costs for euro-area buyers.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: neutral

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2021-02-18 | [Euro-Dollar Rate, the ECB's Currency Concerns and Two Competing Outlooks for 2021](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48855-euro-dollar-rate-the-ecb-s-currency-concerns-and-two-competing-outlooks-for-2021.md) | +0.8% | -1.1% |
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| EURUSD | 2020-01-23 | [EUR & the ECB: The good, boring funding currency \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55291-eur-and-the-ecb-the-good-boring-funding-currency-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.7% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-28 | [ECB despot rate cut isn't the way to counter Euro strength – IIF — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49381-ecb-despot-rate-cut-isn-t-the-way-to-counter-euro-strength-iif-octa.md) | -0.6% | +1.1% |
| EURUSD | 2024-09-12 | [ECB dents traders' hopes for October rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28527-ecb-dents-traders-hopes-for-october-rate-cut.md) | +0.9% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- gulftime.ae: https://gulftime.ae/currency-strategists-traders-differ-on-future-of-euro-in-2019/

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