The European Single Currency depreciated against the US Dollar, following the EU Main Refinancing Rate release on Wednesday at 11:45 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate lost 3 pips or 0.02% during a minute, right after the release. The European Single Currency continues trading at the 1.2760 area against the US Dollar.
The European Central Bank released the EU Main Refinancing Rate data in line with expectations of 0.00%.Note, that the Monetary Policy Statement was released at the same time with the ECB Main Refinancing Rate.
"The Governing Council now expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the end of 2019, and in any case for as long as necessary," the ECB said in a statement, reaffirming its interest rate guidance.
| Date | 25.10.18 | 13.12.18 | 24.01.19 | 07.03.19 | 10.04.19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Forecast | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Pair | Open | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| EUR/CHF | 1.12824 | 1.12815 | -0.01% |
| EUR/GBP | 0.86166 | 0.86159 | -0.01% |
| EUR/JPY | 125.419 | 125.391 | -0.02% |
| EUR/USD | 1.12801 | 1.12778 | -0.02% |
| Pair | Longs | Shorts |
|---|---|---|
| EUR/CHF | 71.7% | 28.3% |
| EUR/GBP | 59.1% | 40.9% |
| EUR/JPY | 56.8% | 43.2% |
| EUR/USD | 28.4% | 71.6% |
| GMT | Currency | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30 | USD | PPI MoM | 0.3% | 0.1% |