# EUR/USD Exchange Rate Strategists Say Buy Euros As QE To End September 2018

> The EUR/USD was trading below 1.22 as analysts at Citi and others argued euro weakness reflected weak German data and trade-war risks. Strategists advised buying euros as quantitative easing ends in September 2018.

- Date: 2018-04-26 · published 2018-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65726-eur-usd-exchange-rate-strategists-say-buy-euros-as-qe-to-end-september-2018
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a firmer euro would raise the local-currency cost of US dollar-priced commodities for European feed buyers, while trade-war risk is a downside factor.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2017-01-30 | [Euro Exchange Rates Trade Higher Vs Pound, Dollar After Navarro Comments Dent USD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73192-euro-exchange-rates-trade-higher-vs-pound-dollar-after-navarro-comments-dent-usd.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2023-12-22 | [Euro (EUR USD) Hits Strongest Since August as Dollar Eases on US Rate Bets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32927-euro-eur-usd-hits-strongest-since-august-as-dollar-eases-on-us-rate-bets.md) | +0.7% | -1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2021-10-29 | [Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate Jumps On ECB Rate Decision And US GDP](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44756-euro-us-dollar-exchange-rate-jumps-on-ecb-rate-decision-and-us-gdp.md) | -1.2% | -3.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-06-12 | [EUR/USD rallies above 1.0800 after soft US Inflation vitalize Fed rate-cut bets for September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10801-eur-usd-rallies-above-1-0800-after-soft-us-inflation-vitalize-fed-rate-cut-bets.md) | +0.1% | +1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2020-03-02 | [Euro Exchange Rate Reaches 5-Week-Best As Rivals Pound Sterling And Dollar See Large Losses \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6188-euro-exchange-rate-reaches-5-week-best-as-rivals-pound-sterling-and-dollar-see.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/21457/ecb-preview-eur-usd-strategists-say-buy-euros-as-qe-to-end-september-2018.html

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