Sterling was on track for its biggest monthly fall against the dollar since September 2023, down about 3%. The decline reflected a more cautious BoE easing path and a stronger dollar on firm US data and election bets.
A strong dollar against sterling is a broad macro signal that can pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and shift import costs for UK feed buyers. The impact on feed markets is modest.
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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.