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Compare the Fed Funds Rate to the ECB deposit rate. What does the spread tell us about EUR/USD direction over the next 6 months?

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Fed Funds Rate: 5.33% (FRED) vs ECB Deposit Rate: 3.75% (ECB) · Spread: 158bp — This is the widest transatlantic rate differential since 2007. Historically, a spread above 150bp has preceded EUR/USD depreciation in 4 of 5 instances since 1999. The closest parallel is Q4 2005, when a similar gap held for two quarters before narrowing as the ECB accelerated its tightening cycle...

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