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ING's weekly G10 FX preview says President Trump's State of the Union speech could carry protectionist or America First messaging that fuels speculation of a weaker dollar. It also notes the December US trade deficit was the widest since July and that the January FOMC meeting is expected to be a non-event.
Expectations of a softer dollar tend to support dollar-priced grains, oilseeds and meals, while trade-tension headlines add volatility to export flows. Feed buyers should watch the dollar as a driver of import costs.
think.ing.comChris Turner, Viraj PatelJan 29, 2018After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 388 past bullish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.4% to +1.1%), and +0.1% 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.
