# US Dollar Index roils after Fed delivers expected interest rate moves

> The Fed cut rates by 25 basis points as widely expected and confirmed it will finish drawing down its mortgage-backed securities balance sheet by December 1. The Dollar Index churned after the decision, and markets shifted focus to the December 10 meeting.

- Date: 2025-10-29 · published 2025-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22617-us-dollar-index-roils-after-fed-delivers-expected-interest-rate-moves
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The expected outcome produced limited dollar follow-through, so the policy event itself is unlikely to move feed prices much beyond the usual dollar channel.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-30 | [FOREX-US dollar flat against peers after softer-than-expected inflation data \| International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17640-forex-us-dollar-flat-against-peers-after-softer-than-expected-inflation-data.md) | -0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-09-18 | [Dollar gains ground after Fed delivers bumper 50 basis point rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28505-dollar-gains-ground-after-fed-delivers-bumper-50-basis-point-rate-cut.md) | -0.4% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [US Dollar Index steadies near 98.50, all eyes on Fed rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19920-us-dollar-index-steadies-near-98-50-all-eyes-on-fed-rate-decision.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-09-25 | [Dollar slips ahead of widely expected Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63243-dollar-slips-ahead-of-widely-expected-fed-rate-hike.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-10-15 | [Fed's Bullard says boost to dollar from interest rate hikes may ease \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39330-fed-s-bullard-says-boost-to-dollar-from-interest-rate-hikes-may-ease-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-index-roils-after-fed-delivers-expected-interest-rate-moves-202510291809

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