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Commodities broadly fell on Friday as the dollar strengthened, with the Bloomberg Commodity Index posting its largest drop since April. The decline followed a record five-week run of hedge fund bets on rising commodity prices and came amid a spike in US bond yields.
A stronger dollar and rising yields reduce the appeal of dollar-priced raw materials and raise the risk that accommodative policy supporting the rally fades, which points to softer feed commodity prices in the near term.
livemint.comBloombergFeb 27, 2021After 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 301 past bearish macro events, Corn moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and +0.2% over 20.
After 273 past bearish macro events, Soybeans moved a median -0.4% over 5 sessions (44% higher; middle half -2.4% to +1.4%), and -0.5% over 20.
After 69 past bearish macro events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median -0.5% over 5 sessions (35% higher; middle half -2.6% to +0.8%), and -0.7% 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.
