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The Federal Reserve cut its policy rate by 25 basis points, with two members dissenting in favor of no cut. Fed Chair Powell described the move as a mid-cycle adjustment, and the dollar rallied broadly, pushing USD/MXN from below 19.00 to about 19.19 before it eased back near 19.10.
Mexico's economy had grown 0.1% in the second quarter, avoiding a technical recession.
A firmer dollar and weaker peso raise the local-currency cost of imported feed ingredients for Mexican buyers. The move is driven by US monetary policy rather than grain fundamentals, so its effect on feed prices is modest.
octaafrica.netJul 31, 2019Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
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.
