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The US dollar firmed against the euro, yen, Swiss franc and commodity currencies after Fed Governor Michelle Bowman said holding rates steady for some time may be enough to tame inflation and reiterated willingness to hike if needed. Fed Governor Lisa Cook said cuts would be appropriate at some point but gave no timing.
A firmer dollar makes dollar-priced grains and oilseeds more expensive for foreign buyers, a mild bearish pressure on feed commodity prices and a headwind for commodity currencies.
reuters.comGertrude Chavez-DreyfussJun 25, 2024After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY 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.
