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The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another large increment, moving faster and more aggressively than peers. The US dollar gained 0.9% on the day in response.
Larger US rate hikes widen yield gaps and attract capital into dollars, which weighs on dollar-priced commodities and foreign-currency buying power. The move reinforces bearish pressure on US export values.
nytimes.comSep 21, 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 large Fed rate increase caused a 0.9% one-day dollar gain, directly contributing to the broad dollar move.
