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A technology-sector selloff following the US election unsettled equity markets, but foreign-exchange volatility remained subdued. Defensive currencies drew some demand, while investors weighed the risk of profit-taking against recession concerns and awaited the US employment report.
Risk aversion can shift currency demand and affect the local-currency cost of imported feed, but the article describes no clear broad dollar move. The employment report was a key potential catalyst for subsequent currency and import-cost changes.
investing.comStephen InnesNov 6, 2026After 4,478 past macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.5%), and +0.1% 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.
