# Gold prices ease as dollar firms on Fed rate hike comments | Financial Post

> Spot gold dipped 0.2% to about $1,764 per ounce as the dollar strengthened after the Fed signaled earlier asset-purchase withdrawal and possible rate hikes next year. Half of officials projected rate increases in 2022.

- Date: 2021-09-23 · published 2021-09-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/44965-gold-prices-ease-as-dollar-firms-on-fed-rate-hike-comments-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Higher expected rates lift the dollar and weigh on dollar-priced commodities, a mild bearish factor for grains.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-01-27 | [Dollar rise drags copper lower on hawkish U.S. Fed comments \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43047-dollar-rise-drags-copper-lower-on-hawkish-u-s-fed-comments-financial-post.md) | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-10-28 | [Gold down 1% as dollar, yields rise on Fed rate-hike bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39036-gold-down-1-as-dollar-yields-rise-on-fed-rate-hike-bets.md) | +1.2% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2022-01-26 | [Canadian dollar weakens as BoC foregoes rate hike \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43390-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-boc-foregoes-rate-hike-financial-post.md) | +0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Oil prices slid 2% as dollar firms and central banks hike interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38152-oil-prices-slid-2-as-dollar-firms-and-central-banks-hike-interest-rates.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Dollar edges higher as Fed outlook lifts U.S. yields \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7697-dollar-edges-higher-as-fed-outlook-lifts-u-s-yields-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| CORN | 2024-04-18 | [US dollar gains after strong data, Fed comments on rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12555-us-dollar-gains-after-strong-data-fed-comments-on-rate-cuts.md) | -0.4% | +4.0% |
| CORN | 2020-05-13 | [Dollar up as Powell downplays chances of negative U.S. interest rates \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53332-dollar-up-as-powell-downplays-chances-of-negative-u-s-interest-rates-financial.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2021-06-17 | [Dollar surges to two-month high on Fed rate-hike projection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5930-dollar-surges-to-two-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-projection.md) | -2.4% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/gold-prices-ease-as-dollar-firms-on-fed-rate-hike-comments

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