The euro traded at a 16-month low against the dollar as Europe's central bank chief resisted calls to tighten policy against inflation. Traders awaited US retail sales data, and COVID-19 outbreaks in Europe weighed on the currency.
The dollar index hit a 16-month high of 95.595.
A firmer dollar index tends to lower dollar-quoted commodity prices, while the weaker euro raises the cost of euro-denominated feed imports.
After 533 past bearish macro events, EURUSD moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY 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.
Confirms the euro at a 16-month low on Nov 16 as the ECB resisted tightening and COVID outbreaks in Europe weighed on sentiment, with the dollar index at a 16-month high.