# South European bonds outperform as strong euro makes investors bolder | Reuters

> Southern European government bonds rallied as investors grew confident that policymaker concern over the strong euro would slow the ECB's withdrawal of stimulus. Sources said asset purchases will likely be phased out slowly.

- Date: 2017-09-01 · published 2017-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69160-south-european-bonds-outperform-as-strong-euro-makes-investors-bolder-reuters
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of slower ECB tapering keep the euro firm and the dollar softer, a macro backdrop that tends to support dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2016-11-16 | [South European bonds sell off as ECB rises up the agenda](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9136-south-european-bonds-sell-off-as-ecb-rises-up-the-agenda.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2022-11-07 | [Euro, sterling bounce, dollar drops as investors cash in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6252-euro-sterling-bounce-dollar-drops-as-investors-cash-in.md) | +4.5% | +6.1% |
| EURUSD | 2023-11-14 | [Wall St, European stocks fly on soft U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10106-wall-st-european-stocks-fly-on-soft-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | +2.3% | +0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2017-05-04 | [Wave of optimism trumps populism as European markets spring back to life \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71211-wave-of-optimism-trumps-populism-as-european-markets-spring-back-to-life-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +2.7% |
| EURUSD | 2021-09-01 | [Euro holds near one-month high after inflation jolt \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45265-euro-holds-near-one-month-high-after-inflation-jolt-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/us/south-european-bonds-outperform-as-strong-euro-makes-investors-bolder-idUSL8N1LI10U/

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