The person in charge of the European Central Bank policy, Robert Holzmann, who disied in the ECB’s decision to cut the key rates in 25 basic points after the March meeting, argued on Wednesday that they do not need to become more accommodations, according to Reuters.
“We had assumed that inflation would decrease,” said Holzmann. “As we are neutral and inflation is converging towards the goal, there is no reason to become accommodations.”
Market reaction
These comments do not seem to have a remarkable impact on the performance of the euro against its main rivals. At the time of publication, EUR/USD rose 0.25% in the day to 1,0820.
Euro price today
The lower table shows the percentage of euro change (EUR) compared to the main currencies today. Euro was the strongest currency against the Canadian dollar.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | Aud | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | -0.26% | -0.16% | -0.10% | 0.14% | -0.43% | -0.78% | -0.08% | |
| EUR | 0.26% | 0.12% | 0.18% | 0.41% | -0.15% | -0.53% | 0.19% | |
| GBP | 0.16% | -0.12% | 0.08% | 0.30% | -0.26% | -0.61% | 0.08% | |
| JPY | 0.10% | -0.18% | -0.08% | 0.22% | -0.35% | -0.71% | -0.01% | |
| CAD | -0.14% | -0.41% | -0.30% | -0.22% | -0.56% | -0.90% | -0.21% | |
| Aud | 0.43% | 0.15% | 0.26% | 0.35% | 0.56% | -0.36% | 0.34% | |
| NZD | 0.78% | 0.53% | 0.61% | 0.71% | 0.90% | 0.36% | 0.70% | |
| CHF | 0.08% | -0.19% | -0.08% | 0.00% | 0.21% | -0.34% | -0.70% |
The heat map shows the percentage changes of the main currencies. The base currency is selected from the left column, while the contribution currency is selected in the upper row. For example, if you choose the euro of the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US dollar, the percentage change shown in the box will represent the EUR (base)/USD (quotation).
Source: Fx Street
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