# Commodity returns plunge the most in months amid stronger dollar

> 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.

- Date: 2021-02-27 · published 2021-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48541-commodity-returns-plunge-the-most-in-months-amid-stronger-dollar
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-07-19 | [Strong dollar fuels pullback in commodity markets \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40392-strong-dollar-fuels-pullback-in-commodity-markets-stock-market-news.md) | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2021-03-24 | [What a stronger dollar means for the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48323-what-a-stronger-dollar-means-for-the-world.md) | +0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2023-10-04 | [Rand falls to lowest level against the dollar in months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33924-rand-falls-to-lowest-level-against-the-dollar-in-months.md) | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-14 | [Higher Rates, Rising Inflation, Stronger U.S. Dollar To Pressure Commodities? \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42643-higher-rates-rising-inflation-stronger-u-s-dollar-to-pressure-commodities.md) | -0.0% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2023-06-01 | [Why is the US dollar so strong again?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35846-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-again.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-04-22 | [The dollar is too strong for U.S. companies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59765-the-dollar-is-too-strong-for-u-s-companies.md) | -1.1% | +2.5% |
| CORN | 2022-07-07 | [The recent commodity sell-off](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5055-the-recent-commodity-sell-off.md) | -0.6% | -15.3% |
| CORN | 2022-09-28 | [Why is the US dollar so strong, and what does it mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10320-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-and-what-does-it-mean.md) | +1.9% | +4.4% |

## Sources

- livemint.com: https://www.livemint.com/market/commodities/commodity-returns-plunge-the-most-in-months-amid-stronger-dollar-11614428738193.html

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