# Fed Rate Hike Bets and US Bond Rout Bolster the Dollar, Hurt Equities and Gold | Investing.com

> The dollar gained on rising Treasury yields and bets on further Fed hikes, with 73% odds of a back-to-back hike in October. Gold fell about 4% and stocks slid, while US-Iran talks stalled over reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

- Date: 2026-09-29 · published 2026-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17391-fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Expected tighter US policy and a stronger dollar pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices, while Hormuz uncertainty keeps energy and freight risk elevated.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-17 | [Fed Delivers Hawkish Hike, Dollar Rallies but Gold Recovers \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17386-fed-delivers-hawkish-hike-dollar-rallies-but-gold-recovers-investing-com.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2022-08-29 | [Stocks And Bonds Sell Off, While The Dollar Rallies \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40299-stocks-and-bonds-sell-off-while-the-dollar-rallies-investing-com.md) | +0.6% | +4.4% |
| DXY | 2026-02-24 | [US Dollar Firms as Fed Minutes Temper Rate-Cut Expectations \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20509-us-dollar-firms-as-fed-minutes-temper-rate-cut-expectations-investing-com.md) | +0.6% | +1.7% |
| 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 | 2017-05-03 | [Dollar, June Rate-Hike Odds Soar \| Investing.com AU](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70921-dollar-june-rate-hike-odds-soar-investing-com-au.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |
| BRENT | 2017-06-30 | [Canadian Dollar Exchange Rates Boosted As GDP Comes In On Forecast And Oil Boosts The CAD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70739-canadian-dollar-exchange-rates-boosted-as-gdp-comes-in-on-forecast-and-oil.md) | +2.3% | +8.2% |
| BRENT | 2024-01-29 | [Canadian Dollar hesitates with Canada GDP, US Fed rate call in the pipe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32335-canadian-dollar-hesitates-with-canada-gdp-us-fed-rate-call-in-the-pipe.md) | -6.0% | -0.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold-200688591

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