The US dollar recovered on Wednesday as investors sought safe-haven assets and US equities fell. The euro and British pound each lost more than 1%, with the euro at $0.9852 and sterling at $1.1268, as markets priced a smaller expected Fed hike.
A firmer dollar makes US commodities more expensive for non-US buyers, which tends to weigh on US export demand and dollar-denominated grain and meal prices.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
After 533 past bearish macro events, EURUSD moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (33% higher; middle half -1.2% to +0.2%), 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.