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The Canadian dollar fell after the Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter point on July 31, 2019, the first cut in a decade. Chairman Powell signaled that the cut was a modest adjustment and did not necessarily begin a longer easing cycle, pushing the US dollar to a 27-month high.
A stronger US dollar lowers US-dollar commodity prices in other currencies and reduces export demand for US feed grains and oilseeds. It also tends to weigh on the price of commodities more broadly.
ofx.comThursdayJul 31, 2019After 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.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
