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The euro fell 1.6% to $1.0726 per dollar, its lowest since April 2017, as investors rushed to sell euros and secure dollar funding. Sterling neared its lowest level against the dollar since at least 1985, and the Australian dollar fell to a 17-year low.
The ECB's 750 billion euro asset-purchase programme did not stop the move.
Dollar funding shortages strengthen the dollar against major currencies, which lowers the dollar value of commodities priced in USD and raises the cost of imported feed inputs for non-US buyers.
yahoo.comMar 19, 2020After 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.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), and -0.5% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
