
ECB President Christine Lagarde said the central bank will monitor euro appreciation very carefully because a stronger euro pushes down prices and inflation in the bloc. She added that the ECB does not target the exchange rate.
The euro had reached 2.5-year highs against the dollar at $1.2177.
A firmer euro lowers euro-zone import prices and can signal future policy easing, which weighs on the currency's direction against the dollar. For feed buyers, a stronger euro makes EU-priced feed inputs cheaper and tends to support dollar-priced commodities.
Na 129 eerdere neutraal macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Euro (USD per EUR) zich mediaan -0,1% over 5 sessies (45% hoger; middelste helft -0,5% tot +0,5%), en +0,1% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.