# ECB Preview LIVE, Analyst Views And Exchange Rate Reaction: EUR/USD Plunges To Lows Of 1.1356

> EUR/USD fell sharply to a low of 1.1356 after the ECB meeting, as Draghi's remarks that the economy had been weaker than expected failed to restore confidence. Analysts cited the Italy political dispute and trade war concerns.

- Date: 2018-10-25 · published 2018-10-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62759-ecb-preview-live-analyst-views-and-exchange-rate-reaction-eur-usd-plunges-to
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in the euro strengthens the dollar against a major trading currency, which tends to put modest downward pressure on dollar-priced U.S. grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2018-08-29 | [Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate Live: EUR/USD <1.17 Handle Ahead Of Eurozone Inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63737-euro-us-dollar-exchange-rate-live-eur-usd-and-lt-1-17-handle-ahead-of-eurozone.md) | -0.9% | +0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2016-11-30 | [USD EUR Exchange Rate Slides on Italian News \| Euro Exchange Rate News This is](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74037-usd-eur-exchange-rate-slides-on-italian-news-euro-exchange-rate-news-this-is.md) | +0.9% | -2.2% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-28 | [Euro To Dollar Forecast: Rally In EUR USD Exchange Rate Falters And 2017 Looks Bearish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73670-euro-to-dollar-forecast-rally-in-eur-usd-exchange-rate-falters-and-2017-looks.md) | +0.2% | +2.2% |
| EURUSD | 2018-12-14 | [ECB Meeting Produces The Good And The Bad For The Euro \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61770-ecb-meeting-produces-the-good-and-the-bad-for-the-euro-exchange-rates-uk.md) | +0.7% | +0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2024-05-29 | [Big moves ahead: ECB’s interest rate cut and the future of EUR/USD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30469-big-moves-ahead-ecb-s-interest-rate-cut-and-the-future-of-eur-usd.md) | -0.0% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2018-08-29 | [Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate Live: EUR/USD <1.17 Handle Ahead Of Eurozone Inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63737-euro-us-dollar-exchange-rate-live-eur-usd-and-lt-1-17-handle-ahead-of-eurozone.md) | +1.2% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-02-28 | [USD/VND exchange rate reaches highest level in the past 5 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26385-usd-vnd-exchange-rate-reaches-highest-level-in-the-past-5-years.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2016-12-28 | [Euro To Dollar Forecast: Rally In EUR USD Exchange Rate Falters And 2017 Looks Bearish](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73670-euro-to-dollar-forecast-rally-in-eur-usd-exchange-rate-falters-and-2017-looks.md) | -0.1% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/23316/ecb-preview-no-policy-change-expected-all-eyes-on-draghi.html

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