# How the Fed’s Hold on Rates Is Affecting Stock, Bond, and Commodity Markets | Investing.com

> The Fed kept its target range at 4.25%-4.50% on May 7, 2025, the third consecutive hold of 2025. The article reviews how the hold is affecting stock, bond and commodity markets.

- Date: 2025-05-08 · published 2025-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24579-how-the-fed-s-hold-on-rates-is-affecting-stock-bond-and-commodity-markets
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A prolonged hold keeps borrowing costs high and the dollar firm, a mild headwind for commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-05-08 | [The Commodities Feed: Markets disappointed as Fed remains on hold \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24575-the-commodities-feed-markets-disappointed-as-fed-remains-on-hold-articles-ing.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2026-09-29 | [Fed Rate Hike Bets and US Bond Rout Bolster the Dollar, Hurt Equities and Gold \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17391-fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-08-29 | [Stocks And Bonds Sell Off, While The Dollar Rallies \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40299-stocks-and-bonds-sell-off-while-the-dollar-rallies-investing-com.md) | +0.6% | +4.4% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [Dollar Rallies on Fed’s Hawkish Hold; BoE Awaited \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19063-dollar-rallies-on-fed-s-hawkish-hold-boe-awaited-investing-com.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-10-04 | [The Fed - U.S. Interest Rates and Emerging Market Currencies: Taking Stock 10 Years After the Taper Tantrum](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33530-the-fed-u-s-interest-rates-and-emerging-market-currencies-taking-stock-10-years.md) | -0.8% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/how-the-feds-hold-on-rates-is-affecting-stock-bond-and-commodity-markets-200660504

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