
The dollar is down about 5% since the January inauguration of President Trump and sits at a four-month low. Tariff headlines have fed worries about US growth, while fiscal spending in Europe has brightened the outlook for the euro area.
A weaker dollar supports US grain and oilseed export competitiveness and lifts dollar-denominated feed prices. Tariff uncertainty adds downside risk to US trade flows, so the net effect on feed prices is mixed.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
After 388 past bullish macro events, EURUSD moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.4% to +1.1%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 50 past neutral macro events, SOY moved a median -0.3% over 5 sessions (48% higher; middle half -2.2% to +1.3%), and -0.8% 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.
Tariff-driven US growth worries and improved euro-area outlook explain the dollar's slide to a four-month low.