
Bloomberg reports that the ECB is not expected to raise rates until the second half of 2023, in contrast to the Fed, which opened the door to faster rate increases. The gap has cushioned euro-area peripheral bond markets while the euro may weaken.
A stronger dollar from faster Fed tightening tends to pressure dollar-priced commodities and can reduce import costs for US feed-grain exporters' competitors; the rate divergence is a background driver.
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.