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Sterling reached a two-year high against the dollar on August 27, rising as high as $1.3246, its strongest since March 2022. The pound also gained on the euro as traders bet the Bank of England would cut rates less than the Federal Reserve and the UK economy outperformed the euro zone.
The pound's strength reflects a weaker dollar driven by expected Fed rate cuts, which can support dollar-priced grain and oilseed prices while lowering UK import costs.
reuters.comAug 27, 2024Not 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.
