
The rupee weakened to 82.20 per dollar after Fed Chair Powell signaled higher-than-expected terminal rates. The dollar index rose to a three-month high, and markets priced a high chance of a 50 bp hike in March.
A stronger dollar on higher US rates tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities and raise import costs for emerging markets. The effect on feed prices is moderate.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.