# Euro, yen fall as dollar momentum builds again

> The euro fell sharply against the dollar on December 9 after the ECB extended its bond-buying programme through at least end-2017, with the monthly purchase amount reduced. The euro's biggest daily loss against the dollar since Brexit followed, trading near $1.0563.

- Date: 2016-12-09 · published 2016-12-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Europe · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73650-euro-yen-fall-as-dollar-momentum-builds-again
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker euro makes US-priced commodities like corn and soybeans more expensive for European buyers and tends to lift dollar-denominated grain prices relative to euro-based demand; a stronger dollar typically pressures US commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-08-31 | [Euro holds modest gains as US Dollar lacks momentum, Eurozone inflation in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18098-euro-holds-modest-gains-as-us-dollar-lacks-momentum-eurozone-inflation-in-focus.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |
| EURUSD | 2022-07-05 | [Euro slides to 20-year low against the dollar as recession fears build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10286-euro-slides-to-20-year-low-against-the-dollar-as-recession-fears-build.md) | -3.1% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-11-14 | [Dollar Rises Against Euro and Yen Following Fed Commentary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38896-dollar-rises-against-euro-and-yen-following-fed-commentary.md) | +1.7% | +3.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-04-16 | [Dollar hits 5-month high against euro; yen weakest since 1990](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30942-dollar-hits-5-month-high-against-euro-yen-weakest-since-1990.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-15 | [Euro tumbles to near 14-year low against US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5966-euro-tumbles-to-near-14-year-low-against-us-dollar.md) | -2.2% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [Euro holds modest gains as US Dollar lacks momentum, Eurozone inflation in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18098-euro-holds-modest-gains-as-us-dollar-lacks-momentum-eurozone-inflation-in-focus.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-07-05 | [Euro slides to 20-year low against the dollar as recession fears build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10286-euro-slides-to-20-year-low-against-the-dollar-as-recession-fears-build.md) | +1.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-11-14 | [Dollar Rises Against Euro and Yen Following Fed Commentary](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38896-dollar-rises-against-euro-and-yen-following-fed-commentary.md) | -0.7% | -1.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/global-forex-idUSL5N1E4346/?feedName=usDollarRpt&feedType=RSS

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