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The Federal Reserve cut its policy rate by 25 basis points and signaled further cuts by year end. Analysts said the updated forecasts show inflation running above target for longer.
Lower US rates typically weaken the dollar, which supports dollar-priced commodities such as grains and meals. Rate expectations also affect the cost of carrying inventories and the value of commodity-linked investments.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) 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.