# The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Fourth Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK

> The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that the US and Treasury did not intervene in FX markets in Q4 2019. The dollar depreciated 2.6% on a broad trade-weighted basis during the quarter, driven by easing US-China trade tensions and improved risk sentiment.

- Date: 2020-02-13 · published 2020-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54509-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The report describes past currency moves with no new driver, so it has little direct effect on current feed commodity prices.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-02-09 | [The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Fourth Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37521-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the.md) | +0.3% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-02-10 | [The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Fourth Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42874-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2019-02-14 | [The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Fourth Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60505-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-11-12 | [The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the Third Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50328-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the.md) | -0.5% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2025-05-15 | [The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Did Not Intervene in FX Markets During the First Quarter - FEDERAL RESERVE BANK of NEW YORK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24857-the-federal-reserve-and-u-s-treasury-did-not-intervene-in-fx-markets-during-the.md) | -0.8% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- newyorkfed.org: https://www.newyorkfed.org/newsevents/news/markets/2020/20200213

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