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The US dollar hit a two-decade high against the yen, a five-year high against the euro, and its highest level against sterling since September 2020. The dollar index reached a five-year high after Fed chair Powell signaled a likely rate hike to 0.75%-1% next week, while Russia's cut of gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria weighed on the euro.
A strong dollar driven by Fed hikes and energy-related euro weakness raises the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for many countries, pressuring importers' margins.
news.sky.comIan KingApr 28, 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 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
