
Several Asian currencies hit multi-month lows against the US dollar on Wednesday, including the South Korean won, Taiwanese dollar and Indonesian rupiah, while regional stocks were mixed. The dollar index rose to 104.38 after stronger-than-expected US manufacturing orders and hotter inflation data.
A firmer dollar and weaker Asian currencies can raise the local-currency cost of importing feed ingredients for Asian buyers, while doubts about Fed rate cuts keep the dollar supported.
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.
After 398 past bullish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), and +0.0% 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.