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The dollar index briefly hit a 20-year high in European trading, and the euro traded near parity with the dollar. The move is attributed mainly to aggressive Federal Reserve rate hikes and relative US economic strength, with capital flows supporting the currency.
A stronger dollar lowers the local-currency cost of US imports but makes US feed grains and meals less competitive abroad, a mild bearish factor for US export-linked commodity prices.
reuters.comSaqib Iqbal AhmedAug 22, 2022After 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.
After 991 past macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.3%), and -0.1% over 20.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), 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.
