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The dollar fell broadly after US July payrolls rose 164,000 and trade tensions escalated. Markets nearly fully priced in a September Fed rate cut following the first rate cut since 2008.
A weaker dollar and lower rates tend to support dollar-priced commodities, though the rate cut expectations are largely a macro signal for feed markets.
cnbc.comReutersAug 2, 2019After 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.
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.
