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Sterling ended July about 0.1% lower against the dollar after a rally in the dollar following stronger-than-expected US consumer spending and core PCE data. The pound has lost about 10% against the dollar this year amid economic slowdown, rising rates and UK political turmoil.
UK consumer lending rose at its fastest pace since 2019 while mortgage approvals fell to their lowest since 2020.
A firmer dollar and weaker sterling raise the cost of dollar-priced imports for UK buyers, while the broader currency moves have little direct effect on feed grain prices.
cnbc.comReutersJul 29, 2022Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
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.
