# The Commodities Feed: USD strength and demand worries | articles | ING THINK

> The broad U.S. dollar strengthened and weighed on commodities, while Brent fell more than 5% to US$88 a barrel amid Covid lockdowns in China. Chinese crude imports rebounded in August but remained down year on year, and the EIA lowered its U.S. oil production forecast.

- Date: 2022-09-08 · published 2022-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/14903-the-commodities-feed-usd-strength-and-demand-worries-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and weaker energy prices reduce commodity prices broadly and can lower biofuel and input costs for feed producers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-12-20 | [The Commodities Feed: Stronger USD prompts oil sell-off \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26895-the-commodities-feed-stronger-usd-prompts-oil-sell-off-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.1% | -0.2% |
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| DXY | 2023-06-29 | [The Commodities Feed: Hawkish Fed comments weigh on the complex \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35414-the-commodities-feed-hawkish-fed-comments-weigh-on-the-complex-articles-ing.md) | +0.4% | -1.2% |
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| DXY | 2024-12-19 | [The Commodities Feed: Fed comments weigh on the complex \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26850-the-commodities-feed-fed-comments-weigh-on-the-complex-ing-think.md) | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| BRENT | 2024-12-20 | [The Commodities Feed: Stronger USD prompts oil sell-off \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26895-the-commodities-feed-stronger-usd-prompts-oil-sell-off-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.9% | +10.8% |
| BRENT | 2023-10-03 | [The Commodities Feed: It’s all about the yields \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33531-the-commodities-feed-it-s-all-about-the-yields-articles-ing-think.md) | -1.3% | -2.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-02-01 | [The Commodities Feed: Fed comments weigh on the complex \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31573-the-commodities-feed-fed-comments-weigh-on-the-complex-articles-ing-think.md) | -2.6% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/the-commodities-feed-usd-strength-and-demand-worries/

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