# The U.S. Federal Reserve Continues To Pour Gasoline On The Commodities Asset Class (NYSEARCA:DBC) | Seeking Alpha

> A Seeking Alpha commentary argues the Federal Reserve's new inflation strategy and expected further stimulus will push commodities higher. It cites signs of strength in commodity prices and recalls the pandemic's disruption to animal protein markets.

- Date: 2020-09-18 · published 2020-09-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51035-the-u-s-federal-reserve-continues-to-pour-gasoline-on-the-commodities-asset
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The argument is that loose policy supports commodity prices broadly, but it is opinion rather than a new supply or demand event, so the feed price impact is speculative.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 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) | +0.0% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2020-05-12 | [More Accommodation Coming from the Federal Reserve? - ADM Investor Services](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53038-more-accommodation-coming-from-the-federal-reserve-adm-investor-services.md) | -0.4% | -3.8% |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Spot gold jumps, then pares gains after Fed holds rates steady (GLD:NYSEARCA) \| Seeking Alpha](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18265-spot-gold-jumps-then-pares-gains-after-fed-holds-rates-steady-gld-nysearca.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2020-04-30 | [Pound-Dollar Rate Aims for the Stars after Federal Reserve Swerves Onto Main Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53873-pound-dollar-rate-aims-for-the-stars-after-federal-reserve-swerves-onto-main.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2019-06-20 | [The Commodities Feed: Dovish Fed sees commodities rally \| snaps \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58509-the-commodities-feed-dovish-fed-sees-commodities-rally-snaps-ing-think.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- seekingalpha.com: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4375220-the-u-s-federal-reserve-continues-to-pour-gasoline-on-the-commodities-asset-class

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