# The Commodities Feed: All eyes on US CPI | articles | ING THINK

> ING's commodities note says oil closed higher on April 12 even after the IMF cut its global growth forecast, with ICE Brent up 1.7%. A weaker US dollar supported the broader complex, and the market was awaiting US CPI data.

- Date: 2023-04-12 · published 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36345-the-commodities-feed-all-eyes-on-us-cpi-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher energy prices raise biofuel and input costs, which can lift feed-related commodities. A weaker dollar also supports dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-05-08 | [The Commodities Feed: Markets disappointed as Fed remains on hold \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24575-the-commodities-feed-markets-disappointed-as-fed-remains-on-hold-articles-ing.md) | +8.7% | +9.1% |
| BRENT | 2019-06-20 | [The Commodities Feed: Dovish Fed sees commodities rally \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58509-the-commodities-feed-dovish-fed-sees-commodities-rally-snaps-ing-think.md) | +7.0% | +2.1% |
| BRENT | 2021-08-24 | [The Commodities Feed: USD provides a boost to the complex \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12116-the-commodities-feed-usd-provides-a-boost-to-the-complex-snaps-ing-think.md) | +5.7% | +7.0% |
| BRENT | 2021-09-27 | [The Commodities Feed: The power crunch spreads to the rest of the complex \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11976-the-commodities-feed-the-power-crunch-spreads-to-the-rest-of-the-complex-snaps.md) | +2.0% | +9.9% |
| BRENT | 2019-06-19 | [Commodities outlook: It's all action as Fed decides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58511-commodities-outlook-it-s-all-action-as-fed-decides.md) | +4.6% | +3.8% |
| WTI | 2025-05-08 | [The Commodities Feed: Markets disappointed as Fed remains on hold \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24575-the-commodities-feed-markets-disappointed-as-fed-remains-on-hold-articles-ing.md) | +8.6% | +8.2% |
| WTI | 2021-03-03 | [Re-assessing the commodity-FX relation \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12207-re-assessing-the-commodity-fx-relation-articles-ing-think.md) | +7.2% | +1.4% |
| WTI | 2019-06-20 | [The Commodities Feed: Dovish Fed sees commodities rally \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58509-the-commodities-feed-dovish-fed-sees-commodities-rally-snaps-ing-think.md) | +10.2% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/the-commodities-feed-us-cpi-data120423/

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