# Commodity markets eye Fed signals, Nvidia earnings and Iran risks

> The dollar index rose above 103 to its highest level in over a year after hotter-than-expected October inflation pushed US Treasury yields above 5%. Futures priced about an 89% chance of a 25-basis-point Fed hike in December, and crude oil swung on shifting signals about the Iran conflict.

- Date: 2026-11-15 · published 2026-11-15T03:14:55.613Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/100600-commodity-markets-eye-fed-signals-nvidia-earnings-and-iran-risks
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter US policy expectations and a stronger dollar pressure dollar-priced commodities and metals, while crude moves tied to Iran add energy-price volatility that feeds into biofuel and feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-08-26 | [Asia markets: Fed comments and yuan in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10044-asia-markets-fed-comments-and-yuan-in-focus.md) | +0.6% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-05-08 | [How the Fed’s Hold on Rates Is Affecting Stock, Bond, and Commodity Markets \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24579-how-the-fed-s-hold-on-rates-is-affecting-stock-bond-and-commodity-markets.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-01-28 | [Global Market Insights: Markets, currencies react to central banks’ signals; TSX earnings rise seen \| article](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43393-global-market-insights-markets-currencies-react-to-central-banks-signals-tsx.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-03-19 | [WCU: Commodity markets consolidate with one eye on inflation \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5670-wcu-commodity-markets-consolidate-with-one-eye-on-inflation-saxo.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-07-11 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Colombian and Chilean pesos hit all-time-lows on commodity falls, recession fears](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40784-emerging-markets-colombian-and-chilean-pesos-hit-all-time-lows-on-commodity.md) | +0.8% | -0.1% |
| WTI | 2021-03-19 | [WCU: Commodity markets consolidate with one eye on inflation \| Saxo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5670-wcu-commodity-markets-consolidate-with-one-eye-on-inflation-saxo.md) | -2.4% | +5.3% |
| WTI | 2019-07-22 | [Fed: Rate call eyed for commodity direction – ABN AMRO — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58019-fed-rate-call-eyed-for-commodity-direction-abn-amro-octa.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| WTI | 2025-09-30 | [From geopolitics to rate cuts: What’s shaping commodities markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22764-from-geopolitics-to-rate-cuts-what-s-shaping-commodities-markets.md) | -2.8% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- moneycontrol.com: https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/opinion/commodity-markets-eye-fed-signals-nvidia-earnings-and-iran-risks-14080281.html

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