# Dollar index hits two-year high after Fed delivers rate cut

> The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%-4.50% and signaled it would likely pause further cuts next year. The dollar index hit a two-year high and the 10-year Treasury yield rose to a four-week high of 4.446%.

- Date: 2024-12-18 · published 2024-12-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26849-dollar-index-hits-two-year-high-after-fed-delivers-rate-cut
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md)

## Why it matters

A two-year-high dollar makes US commodities pricier for foreign buyers and pressures dollar-denominated grain and meal prices. It also strengthens the case for weaker emerging-market currencies, which can reduce import demand for feed.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-07-01 | [Dollar index hits two-week high after data; yen remains soft](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35681-dollar-index-hits-two-week-high-after-data-yen-remains-soft.md) | -0.3% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2022-06-14 | [Dollar index jumps to two-decade high as traders await Fed rate move \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7709-dollar-index-jumps-to-two-decade-high-as-traders-await-fed-rate-move-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2016-12-16 | [Dollar near 14-year highs after Fed tips more rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6461-dollar-near-14-year-highs-after-fed-tips-more-rate-hikes.md) | +0.0% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2021-09-29 | [Dollar index hits roughly one-year high a week after Fed policy update - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45254-dollar-index-hits-roughly-one-year-high-a-week-after-fed-policy-update.md) | +0.1% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar charges higher after Fed hikes rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6465-dollar-charges-higher-after-fed-hikes-rates.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| USDBRL | 2022-04-28 | [Global shares rise as earnings boost, U.S. dollar hits 20-year high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42072-global-shares-rise-as-earnings-boost-u-s-dollar-hits-20-year-high.md) | -0.2% | -3.1% |
| USDBRL | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -2.2% | +4.1% |
| USDBRL | 2023-01-09 | [Brazil's Currency Falls Vs. Dollar After Riot by Bolsonaro Supporters - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37983-brazil-s-currency-falls-vs-dollar-after-riot-by-bolsonaro-supporters-markets.md) | -3.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-steady-against-peers-fed-rate-cut-looms-2024-12-18/

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