
The rupiah strengthened as analysts attributed the move to a weaker dollar amid uncertainty over US economic prospects. Moody's downgrade of US sovereign debt to Aa1 and recession risk were cited as pressures on the dollar.
A firmer rupiah lowers Indonesian import costs for feed ingredients, a minor benefit for local feed buyers with no direct grain price effect.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.