# How the Fed may ace, or flub, its inflation call | Reuters

> A Reuters analysis examines whether the Federal Reserve will correctly judge inflation and when it will reduce its $120 billion monthly bond buying. The text is a short excerpt and gives few concrete facts.

- Date: 2021-04-27 · published 2021-04-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47517-how-the-fed-may-ace-or-flub-its-inflation-call-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations about Fed tapering affect the dollar and commodity financing costs, which indirectly influence grain and oilseed prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-18 | [Trading Day: Hello inflation, goodbye 2026 Fed cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20069-trading-day-hello-inflation-goodbye-2026-fed-cut-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-03-16 | [Fed finally moves against inflation with rate hike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42200-fed-finally-moves-against-inflation-with-rate-hike-reuters.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2023-01-13 | [Simple twist of FAIT - Fed scents inflation victory  \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37696-simple-twist-of-fait-fed-scents-inflation-victory-reuters.md) | -0.1% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-01-31 | [Fed's Powell sees lower rates on the horizon as inflation ebbs, economy bounces ahead \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32027-fed-s-powell-sees-lower-rates-on-the-horizon-as-inflation-ebbs-economy-bounces.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/how-fed-may-ace-or-flub-its-inflation-call-2021-04-27/

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