# Fed Meeting Today: Live Analysis on Interest Rates, Powell Speech - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg's live coverage of the July 31 Fed meeting reports Treasury yields falling 4 to 6 basis points across the curve. Futures priced about 27 basis points of cuts for the September meeting, implying a small chance of a larger move.

- Date: 2024-07-31 · published 2024-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29142-fed-meeting-today-live-analysis-on-interest-rates-powell-speech-bloomberg
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower yields and a softer dollar tend to support commodity prices and make dollar-priced US feed exports more competitive abroad.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Dollar Falls to One-Week Low After Fed Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8419-dollar-falls-to-one-week-low-after-fed-keeps-interest-rates-unchanged-bloomberg.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2018-08-24 | [Powell Speech in Jackson Hole: Fed Chair Says Gradual Hikes Neede - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63464-powell-speech-in-jackson-hole-fed-chair-says-gradual-hikes-neede-bloomberg.md) | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2025-12-10 | [Fed Meeting Today: Central Bankers Can't 'Do Two Things At Once,' Powell Said](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21403-fed-meeting-today-central-bankers-can-t-do-two-things-at-once-powell-said.md) | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2019-03-09 | [Powell, Fed Colleagues Stress March Pause Amid Strategy Rethink - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60269-powell-fed-colleagues-stress-march-pause-amid-strategy-rethink-bloomberg.md) | -0.7% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2024-08-23 | [Mexican Peso Soars, Leading EM Rally as Powell Signals Rate Cuts - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29056-mexican-peso-soars-leading-em-rally-as-powell-signals-rate-cuts-bloomberg.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| CORN | 2026-09-01 | [Interest rate outlook directing grain price potential](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17813-interest-rate-outlook-directing-grain-price-potential.md) | +0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [Canadian dollar rallies the most in three months as Fed’s Powell signals possible rate cut - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23555-canadian-dollar-rallies-the-most-in-three-months-as-fed-s-powell-signals.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2021-04-28 | [Fed decision April 2021: Interest rates held near zero, sees faster growth](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47513-fed-decision-april-2021-interest-rates-held-near-zero-sees-faster-growth.md) | +4.4% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/live-blog/2024-07-31/fomc-rate-decision-and-fed-chair-news-conference

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