
The Australian dollar neared a one-month low as the US dollar surged after Fed Chair Powell signaled possible 50 basis point hikes and said rates could rise quite a bit without harming jobs. Bond yields climbed and the dollar moved higher in a risk-off trade.
A hawkish Fed lifts the dollar and tightens financial conditions, which typically weighs on dollar-denominated commodity prices and supports a stronger dollar against emerging-market currencies.
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.
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.