
The US dollar rose against most major currencies except the Swiss franc, while the Chinese yuan was among the strongest emerging currencies. Brazil's real fell 1.5% and the Mexican peso gained, and US and European equities hit record highs.
A weaker real tends to encourage Brazilian soybean and corn exports, which can pressure US export prices, while a firm dollar generally weighs on dollar-denominated commodity prices.
After 301 past bullish macro events, Brazilian Real (BRL per USD) moved a median +0.4% over 5 sessions (57% higher; middle half -1.2% to +1.7%), and +1.0% over 20.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.