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According to Turning Point Market Research, utilities, gold, silver and the Bloomberg Spot Commodity Index posted their weakest performance on record in the first eight sessions after the Fed rate hike, compared with prior tightening cycles since 1973.
Broad commodity weakness after a rate hike reflects the dollar and yield effects on prices. The report describes past price moves rather than a new shock.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.