EUR/USD rebounded from its 2026 low as oil fell over 2% toward $110 a barrel on Qatari mediation to resume US-Iran talks. German September retail sales fell 2% month-on-month, well below expectations of a 0.4% gain.
Falling oil eases energy-driven inflation fears and lowers fuel and fertiliser cost pressure on feed producers. Weaker euro-area consumption data and a softer dollar shift currency flows that influence US grain export competitiveness.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 255 past bearish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (WTI) moved a median -2.4% over 5 sessions (31% higher; middle half -7.0% to +1.7%), and -5.0% over 20.
After 250 past bearish geopolitics events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -3.1% over 5 sessions (36% higher; middle half -7.9% to +1.6%), and -5.5% over 20.
After 33 past bearish geopolitics events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.6% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.5% to +0.2%), and -0.8% 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.