Wall Street hit a record high and the dollar and Treasury yields rose after Trump's election. The euro fell 1.8% to $1.0730 on tariff fears and wider rate differentials, and sterling fell 1.2%.
German Chancellor Scholz also sacked his finance minister and called a confidence vote.
Higher US yields and a firmer dollar lift the cost of dollar-based commodity imports for non-US buyers and generally weigh on dollar-denominated grain and meal prices.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
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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.
Links the euro's fall to $1.0730 to tariff fears and wider rate differentials as Treasury yields rose; German political turmoil added a minor euro-negative factor.
Dollar and Treasury yields surged, with the euro and sterling falling on tariff fears and wider rate differentials.
The dollar and Treasury yields rose, widening rate differentials and pushing EUR/USD to 1.073, while German political turmoil added euro-specific pressure.
Dollar and Treasury yields surged on tariff fears and wider rate differentials, with the euro and sterling falling.