# Stocks end mostly lower but investors eye U.S. stimulus plan | Reuters

> US stocks ended mostly lower on January 14, 2021 as the dollar drifted lower after Fed Chair Powell said rates would not rise soon and rejected near-term tapering of bond purchases. Investors were focused on the prospect of a US stimulus plan.

- Date: 2021-01-14 · published 2021-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49344-stocks-end-mostly-lower-but-investors-eye-u-s-stimulus-plan-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Dovish Fed signals weaken the dollar, which can lift dollar-priced grain and oilseed futures, while the stimulus outlook supports broader risk appetite and commodity demand expectations.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-11-14 | [Wall St, European stocks fly on soft U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10106-wall-st-european-stocks-fly-on-soft-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-09-09 | [Dollar slides as investors balance positions ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39800-dollar-slides-as-investors-balance-positions-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2017-08-25 | [Stocks rise, U.S. dollar eases as Yellen omits policy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69365-stocks-rise-u-s-dollar-eases-as-yellen-omits-policy-reuters.md) | -0.3% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2023-04-12 | [Oil rises 2% on lower-than-expected US inflation data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36559-oil-rises-2-on-lower-than-expected-us-inflation-data-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-10-01 | [After The Rate Cut: Investing Beyond U.S. Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22765-after-the-rate-cut-investing-beyond-u-s-markets.md) | +0.3% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/global-markets-wrapup-8-graphics-2021-01-14/

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