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The Australian dollar reached its strongest level since early 2019, helped by rallies in iron ore and gold. Weakness in the US dollar after the Federal Reserve began a path of aggressive monetary easing also supported the Aussie.
US coronavirus cases had passed 5.5 million, while Australia had recorded about 24,000 cases.
Currency strength in the Aussie and weakness in the greenback can shift relative export competitiveness and import costs for dollar-priced commodities. The price effect on feed inputs is indirect.
wsj.comJames GlynnAug 20, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
