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The dollar traded near one-week lows after benign US consumer price data and lower Treasury yields. Traders trimmed bets on a rapid acceleration in inflation.
Investors also looked ahead to the ECB meeting, where policymakers were expected to hold back further bond-yield increases.
Lower yields and a softer dollar reduce pressure on dollar-priced commodities and ease import costs for buyers outside the US. The move is modest and driven by macro data rather than supply.
brecorder.comReutersMar 11, 2021After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.
