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Most Asian currencies slipped on Tuesday as fears of higher U.S. interest rates offset optimism over China's easing of COVID testing rules. The yuan fell 0.3% to 6.9813 per dollar, and the dollar index held near 105.30 after a rally the prior session.
Strong U.S. factory orders and jobs data fueled concerns about sticky inflation.
A firmer dollar on higher U.S. rate expectations raises the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports across Asia. This can weigh on regional buying of commodities.
ca.investing.comDec 5, 2022After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 398 past bullish macro events, USDCNY moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (56% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.5%), and +0.0% 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.
