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The dollar rose the most in years against a basket of major currencies the day after the US election and kept climbing. Investors reacted to the policies proposed by the president-elect, and forecasters revised their outlooks for the dollar.
A stronger dollar makes dollar-priced commodities more expensive for foreign buyers, which tends to weigh on US export demand and grain and meal prices.
After 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.
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.