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The November US producer price index rose 0.4% month on month, above expectations, with food prices up 3.1% led by a 55% jump in egg prices due to bird flu. The Federal Reserve cut rates by 25 basis points but signaled fewer cuts next year, and US stocks sold off sharply.
Higher food inflation and a hawkish Fed outlook strengthen the dollar and tighten financial conditions, which can weigh on commodity prices. Bird flu losses in egg production point to tighter poultry feed demand.
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After 50 past neutral macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and -0.8% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 78 past neutral macro events, Corn moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (55% higher; middle half -1.1% to +1.6%), and -0.6% 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.
