# Euro settles lower after ECB decision; yen up

> The euro settled lower after the ECB kept its policy rate unchanged and signaled record-low rates through next summer. The euro traded at $1.1656, while the yen gained. Trump and Juncker also agreed to negotiate toward zero tariffs on non-auto industrial goods and to refrain from car tariffs.

- Date: 2018-07-25 · published 2018-07-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64243-euro-settles-lower-after-ecb-decision-yen-up
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

The US-EU trade de-escalation reduces near-term risk of retaliatory tariffs on agricultural goods, while the ECB stance keeps the euro under pressure against the dollar.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2025-01-30 | [COMMENT-ECB, data set the stage for lower EUR/USD as tariff decision looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26731-comment-ecb-data-set-the-stage-for-lower-eur-usd-as-tariff-decision-looms.md) | +0.0% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2020-10-29 | [Euro Down after ECB, Oil Tumbles, Dollar and Yen Rise - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50842-euro-down-after-ecb-oil-tumbles-dollar-and-yen-rise-actionforex.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2024-12-12 | [Dollar higher on fresh inflation data, euro lower after ECB rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27173-dollar-higher-on-fresh-inflation-data-euro-lower-after-ecb-rate-cut.md) | -0.4% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2017-10-28 | [ECB Decision, Draghi Comments Sink Euro \| Nasdaq](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68671-ecb-decision-draghi-comments-sink-euro-nasdaq.md) | +0.3% | +2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2022-07-20 | [Dollar rises vs euro as traders eye ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40712-dollar-rises-vs-euro-as-traders-eye-ecb-rate-decision.md) | -1.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/25/dollar-droops-euro-buoyant-as-us-eu-move-towards-avoiding-trade-war.html

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