ECB’s Kocher: Believe we are at the end of the rate cutting cycle or at least very close to it

Source Fxstreet

European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Martin Kocher said on Thursday, “I believe that we have reached the end of the interest rate reduction cycle or are at least very close to it.”

He further noted that it is “important to keep powder dry for potential crises.”

Market reaction

At the press time, EUR/USD is adding 0.10% on the day at 1.1657, little impressed by these comments.

Euro Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.

USD EUR GBP JPY CAD AUD NZD CHF
USD -0.10% -0.28% 0.17% -0.04% -0.02% -0.22% 0.00%
EUR 0.10% -0.17% 0.26% 0.06% 0.00% -0.14% 0.08%
GBP 0.28% 0.17% 0.51% 0.23% 0.14% 0.03% 0.28%
JPY -0.17% -0.26% -0.51% -0.19% -0.13% -0.40% -0.16%
CAD 0.04% -0.06% -0.23% 0.19% 0.02% -0.21% 0.02%
AUD 0.02% -0.00% -0.14% 0.13% -0.02% -0.14% -0.06%
NZD 0.22% 0.14% -0.03% 0.40% 0.21% 0.14% 0.24%
CHF -0.00% -0.08% -0.28% 0.16% -0.02% 0.06% -0.24%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).

Disclaimer: For information purposes only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
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