# Perspectives on the Fed rate cut, gold and the US dollar - The Business Times

> The US Federal Reserve cut rates as expected, and Treasury yields had been falling since July. Despite the cuts, the US dollar strengthened over several months while gold and other risk assets kept rising.

- Date: 2025-11-03 · published 2025-11-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21882-perspectives-on-the-fed-rate-cut-gold-and-the-us-dollar-the-business-times
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rates usually support gold and other real assets, but a firmer dollar offsets part of that effect for dollar-priced commodities. The analysis is general and gives no direct feed-market signal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-12-13 | [Gold jumps 1% as dollar slips on Fed rate outlook - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67390-gold-jumps-1-as-dollar-slips-on-fed-rate-outlook-the-business-times.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2020-08-28 | [Gold surges over 2% on waning dollar, Fed policy shift - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51528-gold-surges-over-2-on-waning-dollar-fed-policy-shift-the-business-times.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-08-28 | [US dollar eases versus euro as investors ponder Fed, ECB rate paths  - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34786-us-dollar-eases-versus-euro-as-investors-ponder-fed-ecb-rate-paths-the-business.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2025-11-25 | [Dollar Tumbles and Gold Rallies on Improved Fed Rate Cut Chances](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21880-dollar-tumbles-and-gold-rallies-on-improved-fed-rate-cut-chances.md) | -0.6% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/perspectives-fed-rate-cut-gold-and-us-dollar

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