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The US dollar fell against the euro for a third straight day as the currency gained from the European Commission's proposed 750 billion euro coronavirus recovery fund. Improved risk appetite also drew investors toward riskier assets, and EUR/USD traded near 1.1057.
Weekly US jobless claims of 2.1 million offered the dollar little support.
A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities and firm demand from importers, while a stronger euro shifts competitiveness for EU feed and grain buyers. Sustained dollar weakness is a modest tailwind for US-priced feed ingredients.
cnbc.comReutersMay 28, 2020After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 388 past bullish macro events, EURUSD moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.4% to +1.1%), 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.
