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The Bloomberg dollar gauge rose nearly 0.8% on June 7, 2024 to its highest level in more than a month. Strong US payrolls pushed out expectations for a Fed rate cut to December at the earliest.
The dollar was on course for a third weekly gain.
Expectations of higher US rates for longer strengthen the dollar and lift the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for importing countries. Commodity prices often fall in response.
moneyweb.co.zaAnya Andrianova, George Lei, BloombergJun 7, 2024After 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.
The Bloomberg dollar gauge hit a one-month high as payrolls pushed Fed cut expectations out to December, confirming the rate-expectations mechanism.
