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The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged and dropped wording about possible hikes, while Powell's press conference remarks were read as hawkish. The dollar strengthened and EUR/USD tested year-to-date lows below 1.0800.
Attention turned to upcoming US jobless claims and ISM data.
A stronger dollar on hawkish Fed signals tends to pressure dollar-priced agricultural commodities. The move is a short-term currency reaction.
fxstreet.comPablo PiovanoJan 31, 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.
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.
