# Brent moves lower as US Fed maintains interest rates

> Brent crude edged lower after the FOMC held rates at 3.75-4% on October 28. The US-Iran conflict continues to keep shipping through the Strait of Hormuz severely constrained, and analysts expect a likely December hike.

- Date: 2026-10-29 · published 2026-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17041-brent-moves-lower-as-us-fed-maintains-interest-rates
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Hormuz disruption keeps crude and diesel supported, raising freight and feed processing costs. A Fed hike outlook supports the dollar, which can cap dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | -0.2% | -5.6% |
| BRENT | 2019-07-31 | [Stocks sink after Fed dents hopes for multiple interest-rate cuts - Los Angeles Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58018-stocks-sink-after-fed-dents-hopes-for-multiple-interest-rate-cuts-los-angeles.md) | -7.6% | -7.3% |
| BRENT | 2021-09-30 | [Ringgit opens lower against US dollar \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45319-ringgit-opens-lower-against-us-dollar-malay-mail.md) | +3.8% | +7.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-08-23 | [Oil climbs over 2% after Fed's Powell indicates US rate cuts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28694-oil-climbs-over-2-after-fed-s-powell-indicates-us-rate-cuts-reuters.md) | +3.5% | -3.3% |
| BRENT | 2024-07-31 | [Stocks rise; yields, dollar lower as Fed signals rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29141-stocks-rise-yields-dollar-lower-as-fed-signals-rate-cut.md) | -3.0% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2018-08-01 | [Gold pinned lower after Fed announces unchanged interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63462-gold-pinned-lower-after-fed-announces-unchanged-interest-rates.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-06-13 | [Gold erases gains after Fed hikes interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64440-gold-erases-gains-after-fed-hikes-interest-rates.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-06-19 | [On the macro front, the US Fed maintained interest rates unchanged as - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24114-on-the-macro-front-the-us-fed-maintained-interest-rates-unchanged-as-shanghai.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- engine.online: https://www.engine.online/news/brent-moves-lower-as-us-fed-maintains-interest-rates-8365

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