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Asian currencies traded in tight ranges after US inflation data showed the lowest annual rate in three years, which kept expectations alive for a Federal Reserve rate cut in June. The ringgit gained 0.1% and was heading for a 0.8% weekly rise, its best in two months.
Softer US inflation weakens the dollar and supports emerging-market currencies, which lowers import costs for Asian feed buyers. The effect on grain and oilseed prices is limited.
brecorder.comReutersMar 1, 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.
