
EUR/USD traded near 1.1800 on December 24 in thin pre-Christmas liquidity. US third-quarter GDP grew 4.3% annualized, but the dollar stayed under pressure amid concerns about Fed independence.
Dollar weakness and divergent monetary expectations can modestly lift dollar-denominated commodity prices, though the move is routine and the thin trading limits its weight.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 129 past neutral macro events, EURUSD moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -0.5% to +0.5%), and +0.1% 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.