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The Indian rupee hit a record low of 69.09 against the dollar on June 28 and the Reserve Bank of India is estimated to have sold $700-800 million to support it. Other Asian currencies also weakened amid US-China trade tensions.
Weakness in the rupee and regional currencies on oil and trade-war fears signals reduced import purchasing power in Asia. Higher oil costs also add to input and freight costs for feed.
businesstimes.com.sgJun 28, 2018Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
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.
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.
