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Sterling rose 0.4% to $1.2089 on March 13 after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised expectations that the Federal Reserve would slow its rate hikes. HSBC agreed to buy SVB's UK arm for one pound, and the Bank of England said the UK banking system was sound.
Expectations of slower Fed tightening weaken the dollar, which tends to support dollar-priced commodities. Banking stress also adds volatility to financing for feed trade.
financialpost.comReutersMar 13, 2023Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
