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A Liberty Street Economics post dated May 22, 2020 examines how Fed dollar swap lines reduced overseas dollar funding strains. It notes the foreign exchange swap basis spread widened sharply in March as overseas dollar funding markets were disrupted.
Easing dollar funding stress supports trade finance and emerging-market import demand, which helps underpin feed commodity purchases.
libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.orgNicola Cetorelli, Linda S. Goldberg, Fabiola RavazzoloMay 22, 2020After 359 past neutral macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.1% 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.
