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The dollar rose after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the current policy stance is appropriate, reducing expectations for a rate cut. The move came despite a weak ISM manufacturing reading that hit a 2.5-year low in April.
Reduced odds of Fed easing support a firmer dollar, which weighs on dollar-priced commodities. The shift in rate expectations is the key driver for currency and commodity pricing.
cnbc.comReutersMay 1, 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.
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.
