# Wave of optimism trumps populism as European markets spring back to life | Reuters

> Reuters reports European stocks rebounded as investors' optimism outweighed populist concerns. A Macron victory is cited as a remaining factor that could let the ECB begin tapering quantitative easing in June.

- Date: 2017-05-04 · published 2017-05-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71211-wave-of-optimism-trumps-populism-as-european-markets-spring-back-to-life-reuters
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Improved European risk sentiment and expected ECB tapering support the euro against the dollar, which mildly weakens dollar-denominated commodity pricing.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2025-03-05 | [Euro surge has traders burning parity bets as Europe ramps up spending \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5798-euro-surge-has-traders-burning-parity-bets-as-europe-ramps-up-spending-reuters.md) | +3.7% | +2.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-09-01 | [South European bonds outperform as strong euro makes investors bolder \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69160-south-european-bonds-outperform-as-strong-euro-makes-investors-bolder-reuters.md) | +1.2% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2025-04-25 | [Breakingviews - Europe can take advantage of King Dollar’s wobble \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25338-breakingviews-europe-can-take-advantage-of-king-dollar-s-wobble-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2025-04-07 | [Euro gains alongside safe-havens as Trump tariff fallout grips markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7252-euro-gains-alongside-safe-havens-as-trump-tariff-fallout-grips-markets.md) | +2.8% | +2.9% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-19 | [End of European Central Bank’s reign as dovish bastion likely to spark rebound for euro \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42902-end-of-european-central-bank-s-reign-as-dovish-bastion-likely-to-spark-rebound.md) | -0.9% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/wave-of-optimism-trumps-populism-as-european-markets-spring-back-to-life-idUSKBN17Z1FV/

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