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Rising US Treasury yields weighed on emerging Asian currencies on January 7, 2021, with the South Korean won falling over 1% and the Indonesian rupiah dropping 0.8%. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 1.10%, its highest since March.
Analysts expect the move may temporarily reverse the dollar's recent slide.
A stronger dollar and weaker Asian currencies raise the local-currency cost of imported feed grains and meals in the region. The effect is likely to be temporary unless yields keep climbing.
infobae.comNewsroom InfobaeJan 8, 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.
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.
