
The US dollar slipped against the Japanese yen on January 24 as investors sought safe havens over fears that the spreading coronavirus would curb travel and hurt demand. The CDC confirmed a second US case in Chicago and said as many as 63 potential cases were being investigated.
The dollar was near an eight-week high against the euro.
Virus-driven risk aversion is weighing on demand expectations and currency flows, which can pressure US export competitiveness and feed into broader commodity sentiment. For feed buyers the effect is indirect, mainly through weaker demand outlook for energy and metals.
Après 2 356 événements macro haussier passés, Dollar américain (large) a varié en médiane de +0,2 % sur 5 séances (60 % de hausses ; moitié centrale de -0,3 % à +0,7 %), et de +0,4 % sur 20.
Variations du benchmark de chaque matière depuis la dernière clôture avant l'événement. Les lectures historiques regroupent les événements passés de même nature ; elles décrivent ce qui s'est passé, pas ce qui arrivera. Ceci n'est pas un conseil en investissement.