Preview of the Jackson Hole central bankers' gathering, with markets focused on Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech on Friday. Investors are watching for signals on rate hikes and the effect of US-China trade tensions.
Expectations of faster Fed tightening strengthen the dollar and pressure emerging-market currencies, which can affect the cost of US feed exports for importers.
After 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 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% 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.