
The euro gained against the dollar over six weeks as soft US data shifted rate expectations, but it has since traded in a 1.08 to 1.09 range. Markets price 69 basis points of ECB cuts this year versus 24 basis points for the Fed, and soft eurozone CPI may pressure the euro again.
Shifting rate expectations keep the dollar's direction uncertain, which influences dollar-priced commodity demand from currency-sensitive importers.
After 129 past neutral macro events, EURUSD moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (45% higher; middle half -0.5% to +0.5%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 359 past neutral macro events, DXY moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.1% 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.