
Goldman Sachs said a stronger dollar is unlikely to derail its bullish view on commodities, citing physical shortages. The bank kept its near-term Brent target at $80 a barrel and moderated its gold outlook.
Goldman's view that physical tightness will support prices suggests firm energy costs, which feed through to freight, fertilizer and processing expenses. A stronger dollar is seen as a limited offset.
After 323 past bullish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -2.9% to +3.7%), and +1.3% 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.