# U.S. yields mixed after Fed cuts rates by 50 basis points in coronavirus move

> US Treasury yields were mixed in choppy trading on March 3 after the Fed cut rates by 50 basis points. Long-dated yields were higher for most of the session, while short-dated bills and notes fell.

- Date: 2020-03-03 · published 2020-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54047-u-s-yields-mixed-after-fed-cuts-rates-by-50-basis-points-in-coronavirus-move
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Bond market moves after a rate cut show how investors are repricing growth and inflation risk. The direct effect on feed commodity prices is small.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-03-16 | [Dollar dumped after Fed cut, ball in BOJ's court for next coronavirus move](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54044-dollar-dumped-after-fed-cut-ball-in-boj-s-court-for-next-coronavirus-move.md) | +3.7% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2019-10-30 | [US yields fall after the Fed cuts rates for the third time in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56486-us-yields-fall-after-the-fed-cuts-rates-for-the-third-time-in-2019.md) | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-06-07 | [Australia's central bank raises rates by 50 basis points](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41206-australia-s-central-bank-raises-rates-by-50-basis-points.md) | +2.4% | +4.0% |
| DXY | 2024-12-18 | [U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26852-u-s-federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rates-by-another-quarter-point-cbc-news.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-09-18 | [Fed cuts interest rates again, gives mixed signals on next move \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56974-fed-cuts-interest-rates-again-gives-mixed-signals-on-next-move-financial-post.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/us/us-yields-mixed-after-fed-cuts-rates-by-50-basis-points-in-coronavirus-move-idUSL1N2AW0Q4/

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