
EUR/USD slipped to 1.1630 as Fed independence concerns eased and solid US durable goods and consumer confidence data supported the dollar. Political turmoil in France and a fall in German consumer confidence weighed on the euro.
Firmer US data and dollar strength can modestly pressure US commodity export competitiveness, while euro weakness reflects European political risk. Feed price effects are small.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) 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, 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.