# Dollar struggle owes to build up of Fed rate cut expectations - Credit Argricole

> Credit Agricole said the dollar's underperformance reflects building expectations of Fed rate cuts tied to virus concerns over US growth. It argued that monetary easing alone cannot offset a global slowdown if the virus becomes a pandemic. Fiscal talk in Germany was noted as possibly late.

- Date: 2020-02-27 · published 2020-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54779-dollar-struggle-owes-to-build-up-of-fed-rate-cut-expectations-credit-argricole
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The analysis points to continued dollar weakness while Fed cut bets persist, which supports dollar-priced commodities. Stalled global growth would still weigh on overall commodity demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-02-25 | [U.S. dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54775-u-s-dollar-falls-as-expectations-of-a-fed-rate-cut-rise-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +7.4% |
| DXY | 2025-11-28 | [Dollar Finishes Lower and Gold Rallies on Fed Rate Cut Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21879-dollar-finishes-lower-and-gold-rallies-on-fed-rate-cut-expectations.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2025-07-02 | [U.S. dollar to stay under pressure from tariff, debt and rate cut expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23958-u-s-dollar-to-stay-under-pressure-from-tariff-debt-and-rate-cut-expectations.md) | +0.3% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2024-08-16 | [Gold rallies to record high on softer dollar, rate-cut expectations \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28697-gold-rallies-to-record-high-on-softer-dollar-rate-cut-expectations-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2020-03-01 | [Dollar retreats as coronavirus fallout raises expectations of rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54508-dollar-retreats-as-coronavirus-fallout-raises-expectations-of-rate-cut.md) | -0.8% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- investinglive.com: https://investinglive.com/news/!/dollar-struggle-owes-to-build-up-of-fed-rate-cut-expectations-credit-argricole-20200227

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