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The US dollar jumped and the Russian rouble tumbled to a record low after Russia launched a massed invasion of Ukraine. The dollar index rose about 1.5% and reached its highest since June 2020, with the rouble down 6.7%.
A sharp dollar rally raises costs for importers buying dollar-priced feed ingredients and adds volatility to global grain markets. Russia's currency collapse may also disrupt Black Sea export pricing.
brecorder.comReutersFeb 25, 2022After 89 past bullish geopolitics events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (74% higher; middle half -0.0% to +1.0%), and +0.3% over 20.
After 361 past bullish geopolitics events, Wheat (SRW) moved a median +0.7% over 5 sessions (58% higher; middle half -1.4% to +3.7%), and +1.3% over 20.
After 323 past bullish geopolitics events, Corn moved a median +0.5% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.5% to +2.9%), and +0.9% 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.
Reports the dollar surge and rouble collapse on the invasion, though it is dated 02-25 and its figure of about 1.5% is a bit higher than the measured move.
