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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 mrt 2020
cnbc.comReuters12 mrt 2020Na 2.356 eerdere opwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Amerikaanse dollar (breed) zich mediaan +0,2% over 5 sessies (60% hoger; middelste helft -0,3% tot +0,7%), en +0,4% over 20.
Na 533 eerdere neerwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Euro (USD per EUR) zich mediaan -0,3% over 5 sessies (33% hoger; middelste helft -1,2% tot +0,2%), en -0,5% 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.
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.
