# Instant View: Analysts react after Fed cuts interest rates by quarter of a percentage point | Reuters

> 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.

- Date: 2025-09-17 · published 2025-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23084-instant-view-analysts-react-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates-by-quarter-of-a
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | [Instant view: FOMC does not change rates, but sets stage for September cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29140-instant-view-fomc-does-not-change-rates-but-sets-stage-for-september-cut-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2019-02-26 | [Instant View: Powell - Fed remains patient deciding on further hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60504-instant-view-powell-fed-remains-patient-deciding-on-further-hikes-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2018-03-20 | [Euro Rally Could "Extend in Coming Days" - Analysts React to Reports of Shift in ECB Interest Rate Policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66202-euro-rally-could-extend-in-coming-days-analysts-react-to-reports-of-shift-in.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2025-12-11 | [Rupiah rose to IDR16,655 after the Fed cut interest rates by 25 bps \| IDNFinancials](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21822-rupiah-rose-to-idr16-655-after-the-fed-cut-interest-rates-by-25-bps.md) | -0.4% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/view-fed-lowers-rates-by-quarter-point-powell-says-was-risk-management-cut-2025-09-17/

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