# Dollar weakens after Fed meeting, yen strengthens

> The dollar weakened and the yen rebounded from near multi-decade lows after the Federal Reserve held rates at 5.25%-5.50% as expected. Policymakers still projected three US rate cuts this year, while their inflation forecast for 2024 rose to 2.6%.

- Date: 2024-03-20 · published 2024-03-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31389-dollar-weakens-after-fed-meeting-yen-strengthens
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar makes US feed grains, meal and oilseeds cheaper for overseas buyers, which tends to support export demand and US futures. Persistent inflation makes the timing of Fed easing, and so the path of the dollar, uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-06-11 | [Baht strengthens as dollar falls after Fed meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52893-baht-strengthens-as-dollar-falls-after-fed-meeting.md) | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2018-02-28 | [Japanese yen may strengthen as dollar weakens: Morgan Stanley and ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66740-japanese-yen-may-strengthen-as-dollar-weakens-morgan-stanley-and-ing.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2020-03-31 | [US dollar weakens as Fed measure weighs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10702-us-dollar-weakens-as-fed-measure-weighs.md) | +0.7% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2019-10-31 | [Gold gains as dollar weakens after Fed's interest rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56483-gold-gains-as-dollar-weakens-after-fed-s-interest-rate-cut.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-06-20 | [Dollar falls to 2-week low after Federal Reserve meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7438-dollar-falls-to-2-week-low-after-federal-reserve-meeting.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/yen-flounders-near-four-month-low-fed-spotlight-2024-03-20/

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