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Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday, with the Thai baht and Malaysian ringgit weakening up to 0.4% to their lowest since November 2022. The moves followed hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric that pushed US Treasury yields to multi-year highs.
Oil prices had risen nearly 9% so far in September, adding to inflation concern in importers such as Thailand and India.
A stronger dollar and weaker Asian currencies raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for Asian buyers, while higher crude prices lift energy and freight costs.
brecorder.comReutersSep 27, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 487 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median +1.0% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -2.0% to +4.0%), and +1.5% over 20.
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.
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.
