US September JOLTS job openings rose to 7.523 million, well above the expected 7.165 million and the prior 7.079 million. USD/JPY moved to session highs above 158.30 and traded near 158.38 after the release.
A stronger labour market signal supports US rate expectations and the dollar, which tends to weigh on dollar-priced commodities and strengthens the yen-dollar pair relevant to Japanese feed importers' costs.
After 53 past bullish report events, DXY moved a median +0.1% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.5%), and +0.5% over 20.
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.