
ING's FX commentary says the Bank of Canada and ECB meetings will test the hawkish narrative against slowing inflation and growth. US PMIs came in strong, supporting the dollar, while US political uncertainty around the House Speaker and a mid-November government funding deadline weighed on risk assets.
A firm US dollar and hawkish-versus-dovish central bank divergence shift currency relationships that affect dollar-denominated commodity prices and import costs abroad.
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 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
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.