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Copper and other industrial metals fell as the dollar strengthened following the Fed's 50-basis-point hike to 1%. The Fed also announced plans to shrink its balance sheet, which will accelerate to $95 billion a month in about three months.
A stronger dollar and tighter liquidity weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices, which can reduce the attractiveness of commodity-linked assets and inputs.
economies.comRami HaddadMay 5, 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.
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.
