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The dollar ended lower against most major currencies after the Fed held its benchmark rate at 0-0.25% and signaled rates would stay there until 2022. The Fed will keep buying Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities at the current pace.
Gold spot closed near $1,736.60 an ounce.
Dovish Fed guidance weakens the dollar, which generally supports dollar-priced commodities and can help export demand. The effect on feed markets is a currency-driven shift rather than a supply or demand change.
octaafrica.netJun 10, 2020After 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.
