
The dollar rose to a more than two-year high after Federal Reserve comments suggested a half-point rate hike at the next policy meeting and further consecutive hikes this year.
Expectations of aggressive US tightening strengthen the dollar, which tends to reduce dollar-denominated commodity prices and make US exports less competitive.
Na 2.356 eerdere opwaarts macro-gebeurtenissen bewoog Amerikaanse dollar (breed) zich mediaan +0,2% over 5 sessies (60% hoger; middelste helft -0,3% tot +0,7%), en +0,4% over 20.
Bewegingen van de benchmark van elke grondstof sinds de laatste slotkoers vóór de gebeurtenis. Historische waarden bundelen eerdere gebeurtenissen van hetzelfde soort; ze beschrijven wat er gebeurde, niet wat zal gebeuren. Geen beleggingsadvies.
Powell's signal of a 50bp hike and consecutive further hikes lifted the dollar to a 2-year high at the start of the 5-day window (sentiment/rate differential).