# Dollar inches lower after Fed's Powell says not hiking rates anytime soon

> Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in a January 13, 2021 interview that the central bank is not raising rates anytime soon and rejected any near-term reduction in bond purchases. The dollar index was little changed to slightly lower at about 90.26 after he spoke, though it had risen about 1.2% since a three-year low the prior week.

- Date: 2021-02-01 · published 2021-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49342-dollar-inches-lower-after-fed-s-powell-says-not-hiking-rates-anytime-soon
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A dovish Fed that keeps the dollar softer tends to support dollar-denominated commodity prices and reflationary trades, though the dollar's recent rebound limits the effect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-11-28 | [Dollar drops as Fed's Powell says rates near neutral](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62245-dollar-drops-as-fed-s-powell-says-rates-near-neutral.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2021-04-28 | [US Fed keeps rates unchanged as Powell says ‘not time for taper talk’; Dollar falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47794-us-fed-keeps-rates-unchanged-as-powell-says-not-time-for-taper-talk-dollar-falls.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2021-08-27 | [Dollar slips after Powell embraces tapering, holds on rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45477-dollar-slips-after-powell-embraces-tapering-holds-on-rate-hikes.md) | -0.9% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2023-03-22 | [Dollar falls after Fed raises rates, indicates one more hike ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36777-dollar-falls-after-fed-raises-rates-indicates-one-more-hike-ahead.md) | -1.0% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-08-23 | [South African rand jumps as Fed's Powell signals lower rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29087-south-african-rand-jumps-as-fed-s-powell-signals-lower-rates.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/forex-markets-dollar.html

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.