# Euro hits three-week low, Aussie skids as Putin orders troops into Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder

> The euro fell to a three-week low against the dollar on Thursday, and commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar weakened. Putin authorised military action in Ukraine's Donbass region, and the rouble held near a two-year low.

- Date: 2022-02-24 · published 2022-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Ukraine · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9835-euro-hits-three-week-low-aussie-skids-as-putin-orders-troops-into-ukraine
- Commodities: [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A safe-haven dollar rally and weaker commodity currencies signal risk-off markets. The Ukraine conflict also threatens Black Sea grain and oilseed supply, so feed prices could firm.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-24 | 1 | -1.4% | -3.5 | Same-day report of the euro hitting a three-week low as Putin ordered troops into Ukraine, reflecting geopolitical risk-off pressure on the euro. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-25 | [Euro tries to recover after tumbling on Russian invasion of Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9837-euro-tries-to-recover-after-tumbling-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-markets.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-09-22 | [Euro plummets to a 20-year low amid war in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39804-euro-plummets-to-a-20-year-low-amid-war-in-ukraine.md) | -2.0% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-04 | [U.S. Dollar Index soars to highest since 2020, while euro is under pressure as Russia-Ukraine conflict deepens - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12078-u-s-dollar-index-soars-to-highest-since-2020-while-euro-is-under-pressure-as.md) | -0.4% | +0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-01 | [Euro falls to lowest since June 2020 as Russia's invasion of Ukraine picks up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8259-euro-falls-to-lowest-since-june-2020-as-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-picks-up.md) | -3.2% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [Euro tries to recover after tumbling on Russian invasion of Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9837-euro-tries-to-recover-after-tumbling-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-markets.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6985-dollar-surges-as-russia-invades-ukraine-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40156792

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