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The New York Fed reported that the Federal Reserve and Treasury did not intervene in FX markets in April-June 2022. The broad dollar index rose 4.9% in the second quarter, driven by growth-slowdown concerns and wide rate differentials.
The report confirms that dollar strength was driven by market forces and rate differentials rather than policy intervention, supporting the view that the dollar trend persists and weighs on dollar-priced commodities.
newyorkfed.orgAug 11, 2022After 53 past bullish report events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.5%), and +0.5% 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.
