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The Federal Reserve's April 28-29, 2020 FOMC minutes show financial conditions improved from late-March lows, with equities rebounding, safe-haven dollar demand receding and volatility easing. Participants remained very uncertain about the outlook and flagged risks in corporate credit, emerging markets and mortgages.
Easing dollar pressure and stronger risk appetite can support commodity prices, while the noted commodity price declines are straining emerging-market buyers of feed inputs.
financialpost.comMay 20, 2020After 47 past bearish report events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (34% higher; middle half -0.8% to +0.2%), 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.
