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The 10-year US Treasury yield reached 3 percent for the first time in more than four years. Bond investors are reacting to signs of rising inflation and a Federal Reserve committed to further rate hikes.
Higher US yields strengthen the dollar and raise financing costs for farm and feedlot operators, which can pressure commodity prices broadly.
reuters.comLewis KrauskopfApr 24, 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.
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.
