# Breaking: FOMC Minutes showed most officials judged further rate cuts would be appropriate

> FXStreet reports the December FOMC minutes showed most participants judged further rate cuts likely appropriate if inflation declines as expected. Some participants said the decision was finely balanced and that rates could be left unchanged for a time.

- Date: 2025-12-30 · published 2025-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21686-breaking-fomc-minutes-showed-most-officials-judged-further-rate-cuts-would-be
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Signals of a slower easing path support the dollar and can weigh modestly on dollar-priced commodities and on import costs for emerging-market buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-08-16 | [Fed officials divided in July over need for more rate hikes, minutes show \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34479-fed-officials-divided-in-july-over-need-for-more-rate-hikes-minutes-show-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-05-24 | [Most FOMC participants say they may raise rates ‘soon’, minutes show - Central Banking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64945-most-fomc-participants-say-they-may-raise-rates-soon-minutes-show-central.md) | +0.3% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2017-02-22 | [Many Fed Officials See Rate Hike ‘Fairly Soon,’ Minutes Show - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72388-many-fed-officials-see-rate-hike-fairly-soon-minutes-show-bloomberg.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-02-21 | [Fed worried about cutting rates too soon, minutes of January meeting show](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31868-fed-worried-about-cutting-rates-too-soon-minutes-of-january-meeting-show.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2021-01-27 | [ECB officials hinting rate cuts What it means for EURUSD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49382-ecb-officials-hinting-rate-cuts-what-it-means-for-eurusd.md) | +0.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/breaking-fomc-minutes-showed-most-officials-judged-further-rate-cuts-would-be-appropriate-202512301908

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