
Rabobank said hotter-than-expected US inflation drove two- and ten-year Treasury yields sharply higher and revived discussion of a possible 50-basis-point Federal Reserve rate increase. It cited persistent price pressure in groceries, housing and services.
Higher expected US rates tend to support the dollar, raising the cost of dollar-denominated feed imports for buyers paying in other currencies. This is a currency headwind for importers if the dollar’s gains persist.
After 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.
After 533 past bearish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) 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.