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Standard Chartered argues that a US recession is unlikely to strengthen the dollar, siding with a camp that expects the currency to weaken on high valuations and narrowing rate differentials. The piece draws on historical behaviour of the dollar around Fed pauses and recessions.
A weaker-dollar outlook would support dollar-priced grain, oilseed and meal prices over the medium term, though this is an analytical view rather than a new market driver.
sc.comStephanie BolandApr 20, 2023After 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.
