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Bank of America, LBBW and other institutions are modelling tail risks in which the euro falls to dollar parity if ECB and Fed rate cuts diverge. Strategists see euro weakness ahead if these rate bets play out.
The article is a preview of possible scenarios rather than a realised move.
Expectations of a larger rate gap would support the dollar and pressure the euro. Because the discussion is about scenarios, the price impact on feed commodities is limited for now.
bloomberg.comGreg RitchieApr 9, 2024After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
Published 2024-04-09, it shows strategists building bearish euro views on ECB-Fed rate divergence just before the drop, a sentiment channel that plausibly contributed to the 1.10% fall.
