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The ECB announced fresh coronavirus stimulus but held its deposit rate unchanged, which disappointed markets that had expected a cut. The euro fell to $1.1198 as investors rushed into dollars, and the dollar index rose 1.1% to 97.60 as cross-currency swap spreads widened.
A stronger dollar driven by a funding squeeze tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and widens the gap for non-US feed buyers facing a weaker local currency.
financialpost.comReuters12 mar 2020
cnbc.comReuters12 mar 2020Dopo 2356 eventi macro rialzista passati, Dollaro USA (ampio) si è mosso in mediana di +0,2% in 5 sedute (60% in rialzo; metà centrale da -0,3% a +0,7%), e di +0,4% in 20.
Dopo 533 eventi macro ribassista passati, Euro (USD per EUR) si è mosso in mediana di -0,3% in 5 sedute (33% in rialzo; metà centrale da -1,2% a +0,2%), e di -0,5% in 20.
Variazioni del benchmark di ciascuna materia prima rispetto all'ultima chiusura prima dell'evento. Le letture storiche raggruppano eventi passati dello stesso tipo; descrivono ciò che è accaduto, non ciò che accadrà. Non è consulenza di investimento.
Same-day ECB decision to hold the deposit rate (no cut) while the dollar surged on a dash for liquidity and wider swap spreads directly explains the euro's roughly 1.8% drop against the dollar.
On 12 March the ECB disappointed by holding its deposit rate while a dollar funding squeeze widened swap spreads, so the euro fell to $1.1198 at the start of the 5-day window.
The ECB's 12 March package disappointed markets and widening cross-currency swap spreads sparked a dollar rush, setting up the euro's weakness, though it falls several days before the 17 March move.
