# What Does the Latest Rate Cut Mean for Commodity Investments?

> The Fed cut rates by 25 bps on December 10, the third cut of 2025, and the piece reviews how lower US rates and a weaker dollar historically relate to commodity prices. It notes weekly jobless claims rose above expectations and that the November CPI is due December 18.

- Date: 2025-12-12 · published 2025-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21405-what-does-the-latest-rate-cut-mean-for-commodity-investments
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rates and a softer dollar can make commodities cheaper for non-US buyers and attract investment flows, which may support futures prices. The effect on feed grains is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-10-01 | [What a Fed rate cut could mean for the world](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28219-what-a-fed-rate-cut-could-mean-for-the-world.md) | +0.9% | +2.9% |
| DXY | 2020-07-29 | [US dollar breaking down, gold and the $A breaking up – what does it mean for investors? - Invest Blue](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52393-us-dollar-breaking-down-gold-and-the-a-breaking-up-what-does-it-mean-for.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2024-09-20 | [US Fed rate cuts: What does this mean for gold, equities, and emerging markets? \| Julius Baer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28221-us-fed-rate-cuts-what-does-this-mean-for-gold-equities-and-emerging-markets.md) | -0.2% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2020-03-02 | [US asset markets: What Fed cuts mean for US Treasuries and the dollar \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7151-us-asset-markets-what-fed-cuts-mean-for-us-treasuries-and-the-dollar-articles.md) | -0.8% | +4.0% |
| DXY | 2025-10-01 | [After The Rate Cut: Investing Beyond U.S. Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22765-after-the-rate-cut-investing-beyond-u-s-markets.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/36592305/what-does-the-latest-rate-cut-mean-for-commodity-investments

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