# Full Text of U.S. Federal Reserve April Meeting Minutes | Financial Post

> The Federal Reserve's April 28-29, 2020 FOMC minutes show financial conditions improved from late-March lows, with equities rebounding, safe-haven dollar demand receding and volatility easing. Participants remained very uncertain about the outlook and flagged risks in corporate credit, emerging markets and mortgages.

- Date: 2020-05-20 · published 2020-05-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53033-full-text-of-u-s-federal-reserve-april-meeting-minutes-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing dollar pressure and stronger risk appetite can support commodity prices, while the noted commodity price declines are straining emerging-market buyers of feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/full-text-of-u-s-federal-reserve-april-meeting-minutes

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