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The British pound traded about 0.3% higher near 1.3430 against the US dollar at the start of the week. Markets are awaiting the Bank of England's policy decision on Thursday, where a 25 basis point hike to 4% is widely expected.
Traders also put a 70-72% chance on Democrats winning both the House and Senate.
Tighter UK policy and firmer sterling are macro moves with little direct effect on feed commodity prices. The main effect would be on import costs for UK feed buyers, through the currency.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.