# Barclays no longer sees euro-dollar parity in 2017

> Barclays analysts dropped their forecast of euro-dollar parity for 2017, citing accelerating inflation and stronger economic data. They expect the euro to rebound from political-risk pricing ahead of this year's eurozone elections, following the Dutch vote rejecting a far-right challenge.

- Date: 2017-03-24 · published 2017-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72201-barclays-no-longer-sees-euro-dollar-parity-in-2017
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer euro would raise the dollar cost of European imports of US feed grains and meals, while a weaker dollar supports US export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-07-13 | [Euro back above parity, dollar dips after inflation surges \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40688-euro-back-above-parity-dollar-dips-after-inflation-surges-reuters.md) | +1.7% | +1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2017-05-30 | [‘Euro-dollar parity is dead,’ say analysts - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71214-euro-dollar-parity-is-dead-say-analysts-marketwatch.md) | +0.7% | +0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2023-04-13 | [Euro Surges to Strongest in a Year as Fed-Cut Bets Batter Dollar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36584-euro-surges-to-strongest-in-a-year-as-fed-cut-bets-batter-dollar-bloomberg.md) | -0.3% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-05-26 | [ECB policy indicates the euro will avoid parity with the dollar \| FrontierView](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41610-ecb-policy-indicates-the-euro-will-avoid-parity-with-the-dollar-frontierview.md) | +0.7% | -1.1% |
| EURUSD | 2017-06-28 | [Euro sees a roller-coaster ride post-Draghi as dollar bulls start to throw in the towel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70715-euro-sees-a-roller-coaster-ride-post-draghi-as-dollar-bulls-start-to-throw-in.md) | +0.3% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/0fd20117-a060-33de-ab9b-5ee24544dc3d

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