The euro held just below $1.16, on track for a 0.5% weekly gain, as a weaker USD, boosted by optimism over a potential Middle East peace deal, provided support. US President Donald Trump suggested a US-Iran agreement could be signed as early as this weekend, though Tehran has yet to confirm a final decision. Meanwhile, investors continued to digest the European Central Bank’s decision to raise interest rates for the first time in three years, a move aimed at preempting a broader inflation surge driven by rising fuel costs. Money markets now price in another rate hike, most likely in September, though July remains a possibility. The ECB also upwardly revised its inflation forecasts, projecting headline inflation at 3.0% for 2026 (up from 2.6%) and 2.3% for 2027 (up from 2.0%), with core inflation now expected at 2.5% for both years (revised up from 2.3% and 2.2%). Meanwhile, the growth outlook was slightly downgraded, with Eurozone GDP now forecast at 0.8% in 2026 and 1.2% in 2027.
The EUR/USD exchange rate fell to 1.1565 on June 12, 2026, down 0.07% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate - EUR/USD has weakened 1.24%, but it's up by 0.15% over the last 12 months. Historically, the Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate - EUR/USD reached an all time high of 1.87 in July of 1973.The euro was only introduced as a currency on the first of January of 1999. However, synthetic historical prices going back much further can be modeled if we consider a weighted average of the previous currencies. Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate - EUR/USD - data, forecasts, historical chart - was last updated on June 13 of 2026.
The EUR/USD exchange rate fell to 1.1565 on June 12, 2026, down 0.07% from the previous session. Over the past month, the Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate - EUR/USD has weakened 1.24%, but it's up by 0.15% over the last 12 months. The Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate - EUR/USD is expected to trade at 1.15 by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate it to trade at 1.18 in 12 months time.