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The Australian dollar rose above US77 cents to a three-month high as hawkish comments from the ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Canada and RBNZ suggested other central banks may follow the Fed in raising rates. The US dollar index fell to its lowest since October 2016.
Rate-hike expectations abroad weakened the greenback, which can support dollar-priced commodities and make US exports like soybeans and corn slightly less competitive. A firmer AUD also tends to signal stronger demand for Australian raw materials.
smh.com.auJens MeyerJun 29, 2017Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
