
The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 0.25% to a range of 0.5% to 0.75% on December 14, 2016, its second increase in a decade. The central bank now expects three rate rises in 2017, up from two in its September projections.
A faster expected tightening path lifts the dollar and borrowing costs, which tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities and can weigh on feed ingredient prices.
Tras 2356 eventos alcista de macro pasados, Dólar estadounidense (amplio) se movió una mediana de +0,2 % en 5 sesiones (60% al alza; mitad central entre -0,3 % y +0,7 %), y +0,4 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.
The Fed's Dec 14 hike and its signal of three 2017 hikes instead of two was the direct catalyst for the dollar surge.