
JPMorgan analysts say commodities have historically posted positive returns around the first Fed cut, but outcomes depend on whether a recession follows. They estimate a 40% recession chance and note that precious metals respond fastest to rate cuts.
The outlook is conditional: if growth holds, commodities could rally, but a recession would push them lower. For feed buyers, this macro backdrop adds uncertainty to price direction rather than a clear supply shift.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY 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.