
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.
過去の強気なマクロイベント2,356件の後、米ドル指数(広範) は5営業日で中央値 +0.2% 動き(60% が上昇。中央50%は -0.3% から +0.7%)、20営業日では +0.4% 動きました。
過去の弱気なマクロイベント533件の後、ユーロ(1 EURあたりUSD) は5営業日で中央値 -0.3% 動き(33% が上昇。中央50%は -1.2% から +0.2%)、20営業日では -0.5% 動きました。
イベント直前の終値からの各商品ベンチマークの動き。過去の傾向は同種の過去イベントをまとめたものであり、起きたことを示すもので、今後を示すものではありません。投資助言ではありません。
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.