# Stocks Slip as FOMC Pauses on Rate Cuts

> US stock indexes were mixed on January 29 as the FOMC kept the fed funds range at 4.25%-4.50%. Policymakers said inflation remains somewhat elevated. Several individual company earnings reports weighed on shares.

- Date: 2025-01-29 · published 2025-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26417-stocks-slip-as-fomc-pauses-on-rate-cuts
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Risk-off equity moves can spill into commodity markets through fund positioning. The effect on feed prices is minimal because the story centres on equities and rates.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-06-09 | [Stocks, euro slip as ECB sets rate hikes, CPI looms \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9634-stocks-euro-slip-as-ecb-sets-rate-hikes-cpi-looms-reuters.md) | +2.7% | +3.4% |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Stocks rally as euro gains on likely rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12688-stocks-rally-as-euro-gains-on-likely-rate-hikes.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-05-01 | [Dollar rises as Fed's Powell cools bets on rate-cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59251-dollar-rises-as-fed-s-powell-cools-bets-on-rate-cut.md) | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-10-01 | [Sterling falls as Powell takes cautious tone on rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23143-sterling-falls-as-powell-takes-cautious-tone-on-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-12-31 | [US Dollar Index rises to near 98.50 as FOMC Minutes hint at pausing rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21683-us-dollar-index-rises-to-near-98-50-as-fomc-minutes-hint-at-pausing-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- barchart.com: https://www.barchart.com/story/news/30665850/stocks-slip-as-fomc-expected-to-pause-rate-cuts

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