The euro turned negative after ECB President Lagarde said the era of ultra-low inflation is unlikely to return. The dollar index rose 0.4% to 104.88 as investors sought safety amid global stock declines and recession risk.
Powell at the same Sintra panel said persistent inflation is the bigger risk.
A stronger dollar on recession-driven safe-haven flows tends to pressure dollar-priced grain and oilseed markets, while higher rate expectations raise financing costs for storage and trade.
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.
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.