# European Central Bank says rates will remain low for months | AP News

> The ECB left its key rates and asset purchase settings unchanged at its Thursday meeting in Frankfurt. Rates are expected to stay low into next year while the US Federal Reserve continues raising rates.

- Date: 2018-07-26 · published 2018-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64242-european-central-bank-says-rates-will-remain-low-for-months-ap-news
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A widening policy gap between the Fed and ECB tends to strengthen the dollar, which pressures dollar-denominated commodity prices and raises import costs for euro-area feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2019-09-12 | [European Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57284-european-central-bank-cuts-interest-rates-to-record-low-abc-news.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2023-09-14 | [European Central Bank hikes rates to record level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34315-european-central-bank-hikes-rates-to-record-level.md) | -0.2% | -1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2025-04-24 | [ECB's Rehn says central bank may need to lower interest rates, Bloomberg News reports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25339-ecb-s-rehn-says-central-bank-may-need-to-lower-interest-rates-bloomberg-news.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| EURUSD | 2019-09-12 | [European Central Bank launches new bond-buying program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57280-european-central-bank-launches-new-bond-buying-program.md) | +0.5% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2018-04-12 | [Euro in Danger as Strength Now a Pressing Issue for the European Central Bank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65729-euro-in-danger-as-strength-now-a-pressing-issue-for-the-european-central-bank.md) | -0.0% | -4.3% |
| DXY | 2019-09-12 | [European Central Bank cuts interest rates to record low - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57284-european-central-bank-cuts-interest-rates-to-record-low-abc-news.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2019-09-12 | [European Central Bank launches new bond-buying program](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57280-european-central-bank-launches-new-bond-buying-program.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2016-12-08 | [European Central Bank adds half a trillion euros in stimulus \| iNFOnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73666-european-central-bank-adds-half-a-trillion-euros-in-stimulus-infonews-ca.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/57ae180649cc49939cae20720bbf986d

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