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ECB’s Schnabel: QE may have weakened the transmission of monetary policy

 European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Isabel Schnabel said on Tuesday that “QE may have weakened the transmission of monetary policy during the recent tightening cycle.”

“In a bank-based economy targeted longer-term refinancing operations can provide substantial support with a smaller footprint,” she added.

Market reaction

EUR/USD is trading 0.18% higher on the day at 1.0877, as of writing. 

Euro PRICE Today

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

 USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHF
USD -0.17%-0.08%-0.13%-0.10%-0.24%-0.21%-0.18%
EUR0.17% 0.09%0.03%0.05%-0.07%-0.00%-0.02%
GBP0.08%-0.09% -0.04%-0.03%-0.14%-0.09%-0.11%
JPY0.13%-0.03%0.04% 0.04%-0.09%-0.03%-0.02%
CAD0.10%-0.05%0.03%-0.04% -0.14%-0.07%-0.08%
AUD0.24%0.07%0.14%0.09%0.14% 0.06%0.03%
NZD0.21%0.00%0.09%0.03%0.07%-0.06% -0.01%
CHF0.18%0.02%0.11%0.02%0.08%-0.03%0.00% 

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).

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Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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