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Base metal prices fell on December 19 after the Fed signaled a more cautious path to rate cuts and the dollar index neared a two-year high. Three-month LME copper dropped 1% to $8,942 per metric ton, with aluminium, zinc and nickel also lower.
A stronger dollar makes dollar-priced commodities more expensive for buyers in other currencies, weighing on demand across the commodity complex. The move is a spillover from monetary policy rather than a feed-specific supply shift.
finimize.comFinimize NewsroomDec 19, 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.
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.
