# ASX 200 Slumps as Hawkish Fed Hits Mining Stocks: Gold, Uranium, Lithium Under Pressure (2026)

> The S&P/ASX 200 fell 55.2 points to 8,911.1 after hawkish Fed comments pushed the 2-year US Treasury yield up 13.2 basis points. The US dollar index rose sharply, and gold and materials stocks declined.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-15T09:15:32.955Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/101060-asx-200-slumps-as-hawkish-fed-hits-mining-stocks-gold-uranium-lithium-under
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp dollar rally after hawkish Fed signals weighs on dollar-priced commodities and commodity equities. For feed markets, the effect is a broad macro headwind rather than a direct supply change.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-04-25 | [Fed’s hawkish stance keeps commodity markets under pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41759-fed-s-hawkish-stance-keeps-commodity-markets-under-pressure.md) | +1.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-01-19 | [Gold under pressure as Fed's Yellen backs gradual rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72903-gold-under-pressure-as-fed-s-yellen-backs-gradual-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2022-11-03 | [Gold dips as hawkish U.S. Fed lifts dollar, yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38593-gold-dips-as-hawkish-u-s-fed-lifts-dollar-yields.md) | -1.0% | -4.2% |
| DXY | 2023-02-22 | [Stocks, rand still under pressure as investors fear higher US rates, SA power woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37618-stocks-rand-still-under-pressure-as-investors-fear-higher-us-rates-sa-power-woes.md) | +0.6% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-09-22 | [Fed QT stocks, gold impact - MINING.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68875-fed-qt-stocks-gold-impact-mining-com.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- magcon.org: https://magcon.org/article/asx-200-slumps-as-hawkish-fed-hits-mining-stocks-gold-uranium-lithium-under-pressure

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