# Fed's super-easy policy likely to stick after weak jobs report

> Commodity and other prices are soaring because of supply shortages and production bottlenecks as economies ramp up. Labor supply remains constrained by health, social and financial factors. The article discusses Fed policy staying easy after a weak jobs report.

- Date: 2021-05-07 · published 2021-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47007-fed-s-super-easy-policy-likely-to-stick-after-weak-jobs-report
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Supply bottlenecks and tight labor support higher commodity and input prices. Continued easy Fed policy supports elevated grain and feed price levels.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-11-03 | [US dollar tumbles to six-week low after soft jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11456-us-dollar-tumbles-to-six-week-low-after-soft-jobs-data.md) | +1.0% | -1.0% |
| CORN | 2022-03-18 | [Why traders sell dollars after Fed vowed to aggressively hike rates? - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42439-why-traders-sell-dollars-after-fed-vowed-to-aggressively-hike-rates-cgtn.md) | +0.0% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2019-01-30 | [U.S. Dollar Dives after Federal Reserve Moves to the Sidelines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61290-u-s-dollar-dives-after-federal-reserve-moves-to-the-sidelines.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-02-17 | [Fed minutes show willingness to steer past coming jump in inflation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48543-fed-minutes-show-willingness-to-steer-past-coming-jump-in-inflation-reuters.md) | +0.3% | -4.7% |
| CORN | 2019-08-12 | [Argentina farmers digest primary election shock, wait to export despite weaker peso](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57427-argentina-farmers-digest-primary-election-shock-wait-to-export-despite-weaker.md) | -6.0% | -8.6% |
| SOY | 2023-11-03 | [US dollar tumbles to six-week low after soft jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11456-us-dollar-tumbles-to-six-week-low-after-soft-jobs-data.md) | +1.8% | +1.6% |
| SOY | 2022-03-18 | [Why traders sell dollars after Fed vowed to aggressively hike rates? - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42439-why-traders-sell-dollars-after-fed-vowed-to-aggressively-hike-rates-cgtn.md) | +1.9% | +0.8% |
| SOY | 2019-01-30 | [U.S. Dollar Dives after Federal Reserve Moves to the Sidelines](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61290-u-s-dollar-dives-after-federal-reserve-moves-to-the-sidelines.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/feds-super-easy-policy-likely-stick-after-weak-jobs-report-2021-05-07/

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