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The US dollar index and the 10-year Treasury yield both broke above levels that had acted as resistance. The 10-year yield then pulled back from seven-month highs after reports that President Trump would pick a relatively hawkish Fed chair.
A stronger dollar and higher rates weigh on dollar-denominated commodity prices and emerging-market demand, while supporting financial stocks. For feed buyers, a firmer dollar tends to pressure grain and oilseed prices at the margin.
cnbc.comRebecca UngarinoOct 30, 2017After 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.
