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GBP/USD broke above 1.30 and approached a nine-month high as central bank commentary turned more hawkish than expected. Rising UK and European bond yields drove sterling and the euro up more than 2% against the dollar that week.
Equities were under pressure as bond market moves intensified.
Rising yields and a stronger euro and pound pressure the dollar and can dampen equity-linked risk appetite. For feed buyers, the impact runs mainly through currency-driven import costs.
actionforex.comMarketPulseJun 30, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
After 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.
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.
