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The US dollar strengthened at the start of the year on stubborn inflation and strong jobs data, pushing the Thai baht down about 5% and hitting the Malaysian ringgit hard. Markets expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates high for longer.
A stronger dollar and higher-for-longer US rates raise the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports across Southeast Asia and can weigh on commodity prices.
businesstimes.com.sgGoh RuoxueMar 24, 2024After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
