
The US Dollar Index traded near 101.72, down 0.24%, as traders weighed possible progress in US-Iran negotiations ahead of US midterm elections and upcoming US data. Upbeat October ISM Manufacturing PMI data was largely set aside.
A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities and can ease pressure on emerging-market currencies that import feed ingredients. The move is modest, so the impact on feed prices is limited.
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.