Bloomberg reports the ECB is moving into a phase where its ultra-loose stimulus is increasingly isolated as the Federal Reserve shifts policy. Officials are stressing differences in recovery and inflation risks between the euro zone and US, and worry about market spillovers.
Diverging central bank paths tend to strengthen the dollar, which pressures dollar-priced commodities and can weigh on US feed export competitiveness.
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.
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.
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.