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Several nations are acting alone to defend their currencies against the strength of the US dollar, with no sign of coordinated government action. The dollar has pushed to its highest level against the euro in a while.
Currency stress in importing countries raises the local cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients and can curb purchasing power. The pressure weighs on demand for US grains and meals in weaker-currency markets.
bloomberg.comRuth CarsonSep 22, 2022After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
The dollar rose against the euro and other currencies while nations acted alone to defend their currencies, showing broad-based dollar strength during the window.
