
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.4% to a seven-month high as Fed rate-hike bets strengthened. The cost of protecting against further dollar upside has reached its highest level in over a year.
Rising hike expectations and options demand point to continued dollar support, a mild headwind for dollar-priced grains and meals.
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.
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose to a seven-month high on June 23 as Fed hike bets strengthened, adding to the gains.