# Continued Macron relief rally helps boost EUR USD to extended 5 month high

> The euro gapped up against major currencies after Macron finished first in the French presidential election's first round. EUR/USD held the gap and rose toward resistance near 1.095, a five-month high, two days later.

- Date: 2017-04-25 · published 2017-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9730-continued-macron-relief-rally-helps-boost-eur-usd-to-extended-5-month-high
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained euro strength against the dollar lowers the dollar cost of euro-zone feed and oilseed imports. The move is driven by politics and currency flows rather than feed fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-01-20 | [EUR/USD rallies as escalating US-EU tensions crush the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7344-eur-usd-rallies-as-escalating-us-eu-tensions-crush-the-dollar.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-24 | [Macron emerges on top as France urged to reject Le Pen \| CNN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9729-macron-emerges-on-top-as-france-urged-to-reject-le-pen-cnn.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-23 | [French elections: Wall Street joins European relief rally - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9725-french-elections-wall-street-joins-european-relief-rally-bbc-news.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| EURUSD | 2026-01-22 | [EUR/USD rallies above 1.1740 as easing trade tensions weaken Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7347-eur-usd-rallies-above-1-1740-as-easing-trade-tensions-weaken-dollar.md) | +2.0% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2017-04-24 | [French election relief sends Europe soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9724-french-election-relief-sends-europe-soaring.md) | +1.9% | +4.6% |
| DXY | 2026-01-20 | [EUR/USD rallies as escalating US-EU tensions crush the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7344-eur-usd-rallies-as-escalating-us-eu-tensions-crush-the-dollar.md) | -1.7% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2026-03-04 | [US dollar dips from multimonth highs on Middle East optimism \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11003-us-dollar-dips-from-multimonth-highs-on-middle-east-optimism-reuters.md) | -0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2026-01-27 | [Crude Prices Jump to a 3-Month High on Dollar Weakness and Iran Risks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21231-crude-prices-jump-to-a-3-month-high-on-dollar-weakness-and-iran-risks.md) | +0.3% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- forex.com: https://www.forex.com/en/news-and-analysis/continued-macron-relief-rally-helps-boost-eur-usd-to-extended-5-month-high/

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