
Goldman Sachs closed two long-dollar 'top trade' positions, against the euro and pound and via a 12-month NDF on the yuan, which had produced potential losses. The bank cited stronger global growth, Trump's complaints about a strong dollar, and an expected pause in Fed rate hikes.
A major bank abandoning its bullish dollar view points to a weaker dollar outlook, which tends to support dollar-priced commodities such as grains and soybean products. Impact is modest since it is a single research call.
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.
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 362 past bearish macro events, Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD) moved a median -0.1% over 5 sessions (42% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.1%), 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.