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ING analysts discuss the recent short-squeeze rally in the US dollar and preview a busy week of US data and the May FOMC meeting. They argue markets are split between US economic divergence and rest-of-world convergence.
A firmer dollar and expectations of Fed hikes tend to weigh on dollar-denominated grain and meal prices and can shift export competitiveness for Brazil, Argentina and Black Sea origins.
think.ing.comViraj Patel Foreign Exchange StrategistApr 30, 2018After 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.
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.
