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Bloomberg reports that industrial metals prices and the dollar are rising together on expectations of faster US growth and inflation under President Trump. This runs against the usual inverse relationship between the dollar and commodities.
A broad commodity rally alongside a stronger dollar would raise input costs for feed buyers, but the report describes a shift in expectations rather than a physical supply change.
bloomberg.comMark BurtonDec 16, 2016After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.
