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The Bank of Japan kept interest rates and its stimulus program unchanged but cut its inflation forecasts for 2017 and 2018. The dollar stayed supported ahead of the Fed's November meeting and expectations of a December hike.
Yen weakness and a firmer dollar tend to weigh on dollar-priced commodities and can make US exports less competitive, while a dovish BoJ supports the yen-carry pattern.
forex.comGlobal authorOct 31, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
