# How commodity prices perform following rate cuts: Analysts

> Citi and HSBC outlooks say rate-cut cycles are likely to support precious metals, with silver a top pick, while industrial metals and energy have historically benefited less. Both banks cite the US election, possible tariffs, geopolitical supply risks and China's growth as additional factors.

- Date: 2024-09-19 · published 2024-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28218-how-commodity-prices-perform-following-rate-cuts-analysts
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis points to limited direct support for energy and industrial commodities from rate cuts, so the feed-price impact of the easing cycle is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2025-09-30 | [From geopolitics to rate cuts: What’s shaping commodities markets?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22764-from-geopolitics-to-rate-cuts-what-s-shaping-commodities-markets.md) | -2.8% | -3.3% |
| WTI | 2019-07-22 | [Fed: Rate call eyed for commodity direction – ABN AMRO — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58019-fed-rate-call-eyed-for-commodity-direction-abn-amro-octa.md) | +1.1% | -1.2% |
| WTI | 2017-10-18 | [Commodities following different paths on a common upward hill - Scotiabank — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68395-commodities-following-different-paths-on-a-common-upward-hill-scotiabank-octa.md) | +1.0% | +7.3% |
| WTI | 2023-05-29 | [Inflation Shows No Signs of Cooling. What Does That Mean For Commodity Prices? \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35850-inflation-shows-no-signs-of-cooling-what-does-that-mean-for-commodity-prices.md) | -0.4% | -6.6% |
| WTI | 2023-04-13 | [BIS - The Changing Nexus Between Commodity Prices And The Dollar: Causes And Implications](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36298-bis-the-changing-nexus-between-commodity-prices-and-the-dollar-causes-and.md) | -4.9% | -12.9% |
| DXY | 2025-08-22 | [Commodity Prices Surge As Powell Signals September Fed Rate Cut \| FXEmpire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23247-commodity-prices-surge-as-powell-signals-september-fed-rate-cut-fxempire.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-09-19 | [Fed rate cuts won’t be a major influence on commodity prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22760-fed-rate-cuts-won-t-be-a-major-influence-on-commodity-prices-capital-economics.md) | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-08-29 | [The U.S. Dollar and Commodity Prices \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28700-the-u-s-dollar-and-commodity-prices-news-cqg-com.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/20/how-commodity-prices-perform-following-rate-cuts-analysts.html

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