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The New York Fed reported to Congress that the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury did not intervene in foreign exchange markets in the first quarter of 2019. The dollar depreciated 0.4% on a trade-weighted basis over the quarter.
The report confirms no official currency intervention, so FX moves remain market-driven. It has little direct effect on feed commodity prices.
After 139 past report events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (47% higher; middle half -0.5% to +0.4%), 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.