# Dollar gains ground after Fed delivers bumper 50 basis point rate cut

> 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.

- Date: 2024-09-18 · published 2024-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28505-dollar-gains-ground-after-fed-delivers-bumper-50-basis-point-rate-cut
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-10-29 | [US Dollar Index roils after Fed delivers expected interest rate moves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22617-us-dollar-index-roils-after-fed-delivers-expected-interest-rate-moves.md) | +1.0% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2024-02-16 | [Dollar steady after producer prices push back on Fed rate cut outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31574-dollar-steady-after-producer-prices-push-back-on-fed-rate-cut-outlook.md) | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-07-27 | [Dollar slightly lower after Fed hikes by 75 basis points - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40681-dollar-slightly-lower-after-fed-hikes-by-75-basis-points-markets-business.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-06-05 | [US dollar to weaken, but Fed rate cuts are required, say strategists:  Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29967-us-dollar-to-weaken-but-fed-rate-cuts-are-required-say-strategists-reuters-poll.md) | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-12-02 | [Dollar gives back gains, strong wage growth complicates Fed policy](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38422-dollar-gives-back-gains-strong-wage-growth-complicates-fed-policy.md) | +0.3% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-catches-footing-ahead-fed-2024-09-18/

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