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The dollar index was roughly unchanged on Thursday, supported by better-than-expected US data including a 3.5-month low in jobless claims and stronger Q3 productivity. It gave up gains as T-note yields fell and stocks weakened.
A firmer dollar raises the cost of US commodity exports and tends to pressure grain and oilseed prices, while lower yields and political gridlock concerns after the midterms cut the dollar's appeal to some buyers.
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.