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European stocks fell on August 29 after North Korea fired a missile and the euro rose above $1.20. The euro's gain followed ECB President Draghi's silence on its strength at Jackson Hole.
Investors also cited fiscal problems in the US.
Geopolitical risk and a stronger euro can weigh on risk sentiment and move currency-linked commodity prices. The effect on feed markets is small unless tensions escalate into supply disruption.
reuters.comAug 29, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 18 past bullish geopolitics events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median +1.9% over 5 sessions (83% higher; middle half +0.9% to +2.0%), and +2.0% 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.
