
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.
在过去 2,356 次看涨的宏观事件之后,美元(广义) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 +0.2%(60% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -0.3% 至 +0.7%),20 个交易日内为 +0.4%。
在过去 533 次看跌的宏观事件之后,欧元(每 EUR 的 USD) 在 5 个交易日内中位数变动 -0.3%(33% 上涨;中间一半区间为 -1.2% 至 +0.2%),20 个交易日内为 -0.5%。
各商品基准价相对事件前最后收盘价的变动。历史数据汇总同类过往事件;仅描述已发生的情况,不代表未来走势。不构成投资建议。
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.