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The yen and euro rose against the dollar on 2 March 2020 as markets anticipated Fed rate cuts to offset the coronavirus shock. The yen rose as high as 107.00 per dollar and had gained 3.2% the prior week, its biggest weekly gain since July 2016.
Expected Fed easing narrows the dollar's yield advantage and supports dollar-priced commodities, while a firmer yen affects Japanese feed import costs.
malaymail.comMar 2, 2020Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.
Yen and euro rallied against the dollar on 2 March on Fed cut expectations, which contributed to the broad dollar decline.
