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The dollar edged higher in choppy trading after the Federal Reserve cut its policy rate by half a percentage point to 4.75%-5.00%. Policymakers projected further cuts through 2026, and futures priced in about 70 basis points of additional easing that year.
Lower US rates narrow the yield advantage of the dollar, which tends to support commodity prices in dollar terms over time, though the initial dollar reaction was mixed.
reuters.comKaren BrettellSep 18, 2024After 359 past neutral macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.0% over 5 sessions (49% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.4%), and -0.1% 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.
