The dollar edged higher against major peers as investors looked ahead to a Federal Reserve rate cut. The euro rose slightly to $1.0509 after German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a parliamentary confidence vote, setting up snap elections in February.
A firmer dollar ahead of Fed easing and political uncertainty in Germany add modest currency volatility that can weigh on dollar-priced commodity demand from importers.
After 129 past neutral macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -0.5% to +0.5%), and +0.1% 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.