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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at the Jackson Hole symposium that gradual rate hikes remain appropriate and that inflation is not accelerating. Stocks rose, bond yields fell and the dollar slid on the remarks.
A less aggressive Fed path eases pressure on the dollar, which supports dollar-priced commodities and can help U.S. export competitiveness.
cnbc.comPatti DommAug 24, 2018After 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.
