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The dollar posted its biggest gain since the Brexit vote after Donald Trump's election victory, rallying against most major peers and emerging-market currencies. The Fed December rate-hike probability jumped above 80 percent after falling below 50 percent on election results.
A sharp dollar rally and higher expected Fed rates raise import costs for emerging-market feed buyers and push down dollar-denominated commodity prices. Currency weakness against the dollar can also dampen import demand.
malaymail.comNov 9, 2016After 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.
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.
Reports the dollar's biggest one-day gain since Brexit on Trump's win, driven by a jump in Fed December hike odds, which directly explains the 1.23% broad USD move on 2016-11-09.
Trump's election win on Nov 9 triggered the biggest dollar gain since Brexit and lifted Fed hike odds, starting the euro's slide within the 5-day window.
