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The Federal Reserve cut its key rate by a quarter point, its third cut this year, and projected only two cuts in 2025 instead of four. The Canadian loonie fell against a strengthening US dollar, which outperformed other currencies.
A firmer dollar and a slower path to lower US rates raise the cost of dollar-priced commodities for importers abroad. A weaker loonie and other currencies can cut purchasing power for feed imports in those markets.
cbc.caThe Associated PressDec 18, 2024After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
