# Everybody wants to buy the euro - Nikkei Asia

> A Nikkei Asia commentary argues the dollar is the key uncertainty for 2017 as the Fed raises rates while the ECB continues quantitative easing. It notes the world is eager to buy the euro and the question for 2017 is finding buyers for the dollar.

- Date: 2016-12-27 · published 2016-12-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73667-everybody-wants-to-buy-the-euro-nikkei-asia
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a softer dollar in 2017 would support US commodity export competitiveness less than expected, but a dollar reversal would lift dollar-denominated commodity prices; this is opinion rather than a new event.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-09-08 | [ECB will struggle to rein in the euro, say investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51334-ecb-will-struggle-to-rein-in-the-euro-say-investors.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-05-15 | [Watch: Why a rate-cutting ECB won’t be too worried about the euro \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30473-watch-why-a-rate-cutting-ecb-won-t-be-too-worried-about-the-euro-ing-think.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-05-30 | [Could the euro topple the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24904-could-the-euro-topple-the-u-s-dollar-as-the-world-s-reserve-currency.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2026-09-30 | [Euro heads for biggest monthly loss of 2026: What are the reasons?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17695-euro-heads-for-biggest-monthly-loss-of-2026-what-are-the-reasons.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-04-22 | [Euro and U.S. dollar waffle as markets weigh ECB policy talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47818-euro-and-u-s-dollar-waffle-as-markets-weigh-ecb-policy-talk.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- asia.nikkei.com: https://asia.nikkei.com/business/markets/forex/everybody-wants-to-buy-the-euro

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