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The Federal Reserve cut its fed funds rate for the third time in a row on December 10, and Chair Powell addressed reporters afterward. President Trump said the cut was insufficient and should have been at least twice as large.
Rate cuts and expectations of a weaker dollar can support commodity prices broadly, though the direct effect on feed ingredient supply and demand is limited.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
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.