# ECB’s Zigman sees a fairly strong chance of a December rate rise

> ECB Governing Council member Ante Zigman said another interest-rate increase at the December meeting is highly likely. The report attributes the comments to a Bloomberg report.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T00:08:47.007Z
- Category: macro · region Eurozone · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82713-ecb-s-zigman-sees-a-fairly-strong-chance-of-a-december-rate-rise
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A likely rate rise could support the euro against the dollar, making EUR/USD potentially bullish; currency changes can affect the cost of dollar-priced feed imports into the eurozone.

## Read by commodity

- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-07-30 | [Euro Rises on Strong Eurozone Data and ECB Rate Hike Bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7685-euro-rises-on-strong-eurozone-data-and-ecb-rate-hike-bets.md) | +1.4% | +2.3% |
| EURUSD | 2023-03-16 | [Euro rises, dollar falls after ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10083-euro-rises-dollar-falls-after-ecb-rate-decision.md) | +2.4% | +4.3% |
| EURUSD | 2026-02-05 | [ECB warns of stronger euro impact, holds rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20810-ecb-warns-of-stronger-euro-impact-holds-rates.md) | +0.7% | -1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2020-05-29 | [EUR/USD: Balance of risks shifting in favour of stronger euro – MUFG — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53356-eur-usd-balance-of-risks-shifting-in-favour-of-stronger-euro-mufg-octa.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2022-01-25 | [Euro Forecasts Upgraded at Deutsche Bank, says ECB to Hike Rates in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43345-euro-forecasts-upgraded-at-deutsche-bank-says-ecb-to-hike-rates-in-december.md) | -0.9% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- tmgm.com: https://www.tmgm.com/en-eu/analysis/market-news/article/ecbs-zigman-rather-big-chance-rates-will-be-raised-in-december-202611051130

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