
World stock markets rose on June 20, 2019, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high and the 10-year Treasury yield dipping below 2%. The dollar weakened after the Fed indicated a marked shift in sentiment toward rate cuts, even though it left rates unchanged.
Gold prices rose to near six-year highs.
Lower yields and a softer dollar tend to support commodity prices broadly, and the move toward easing lowers financing costs for feed-sector inventories. The effect on feed grain prices is indirect and likely modest.
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.
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.
The Fed's shift toward rate cuts pushed Treasury yields below 2% and weakened the dollar while risk assets rallied.