# Global Macro Indicators For April 2021: Spotlight On Interest Rates And US Dollar | Seeking Alpha

> A Seeking Alpha macro update says US interest rates, the dollar and commodity prices have moved together since the January Senate runoff. It flags rising long-term rates and a stronger dollar as factors capping the commodity rally.

- Date: 2021-03-28 · published 2021-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48019-global-macro-indicators-for-april-2021-spotlight-on-interest-rates-and-us
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar weighs on dollar-priced grains and feed ingredients, while rising long-term rates are a risk to commodity financing. The piece is analysis rather than a new event.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2024-05-30 | [The dollar's strength resumed in the aftermath of rising interest rates as demand for U.S. governmen.. - MK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30495-the-dollar-s-strength-resumed-in-the-aftermath-of-rising-interest-rates-as.md) | +0.3% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2017-02-14 | [US Dollar Helped by Yellen, GBP/USD Looking Overpriced on Interest Rate Spread Analysis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72743-us-dollar-helped-by-yellen-gbp-usd-looking-overpriced-on-interest-rate-spread.md) | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-03-02 | [Sterling falls as interest rate outlook and strong dollar weigh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37124-sterling-falls-as-interest-rate-outlook-and-strong-dollar-weigh.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-05-19 | [US Federal Reserve, RBA interest rates:  Why a hot US economy and Middle East conflict weight on Australian dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19506-us-federal-reserve-rba-interest-rates-why-a-hot-us-economy-and-middle-east.md) | +0.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- seekingalpha.com: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4416501-global-macro-indicators-for-april-2021-spotlight-on-interest-rates-and-us-dollar

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