# ‘Euro-dollar parity is dead,’ say analysts - MarketWatch

> MarketWatch quotes analysts saying euro-dollar parity is dead, with the ICE Dollar index down 4.8% year-to-date. Weakness in the dollar is attributed to a stronger global economy.

- Date: 2017-05-30 · published 2017-05-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71214-euro-dollar-parity-is-dead-say-analysts-marketwatch
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained weaker dollar generally supports dollar-priced commodities and firms US export competitiveness is reduced, a mixed signal for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-07-31 | [Euro charges to 2 1/2-year high as dollar slumps - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70183-euro-charges-to-2-1-2-year-high-as-dollar-slumps-marketwatch.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2020-12-01 | [Why the U.S. dollar is trading at a 2 1/2-year low - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49845-why-the-u-s-dollar-is-trading-at-a-2-1-2-year-low-marketwatch.md) | -1.2% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2017-06-29 | [Dollar Bull Market Is Over](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70708-dollar-bull-market-is-over.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2018-01-04 | [Why a weak dollar may be a sign of long-term pessimism - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67168-why-a-weak-dollar-may-be-a-sign-of-long-term-pessimism-marketwatch.md) | -0.0% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2017-12-15 | [Here’s what’s threatening the dollar in 2018 - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67696-here-s-what-s-threatening-the-dollar-in-2018-marketwatch.md) | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-07-31 | [Euro charges to 2 1/2-year high as dollar slumps - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70183-euro-charges-to-2-1-2-year-high-as-dollar-slumps-marketwatch.md) | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| EURUSD | 2020-12-01 | [Why the U.S. dollar is trading at a 2 1/2-year low - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49845-why-the-u-s-dollar-is-trading-at-a-2-1-2-year-low-marketwatch.md) | +1.6% | +2.8% |
| EURUSD | 2017-03-24 | [Barclays no longer sees euro-dollar parity in 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72201-barclays-no-longer-sees-euro-dollar-parity-in-2017.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/euro-dollar-parity-is-dead-say-analysts-2017-05-30

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