# Weakening Dollar Good News For Commodities - Passport to Wall Street

> A weaker US dollar is expected to make commodities cheaper for overseas buyers and lift prices in 2020. The article links this view to improving US-China relations and cites the copper market as an example. Energy stocks were among the underperformers of 2019.

- Date: 2020-01-21 · published 2020-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54999-weakening-dollar-good-news-for-commodities-passport-to-wall-street
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar typically supports dollar-denominated commodity prices, though this is an outlook opinion rather than a new supply or demand shock.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-11-04 | [Three Forces Weakening US Dollar’s Grip On Commodity Pricing \| Wood Mackenzie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55960-three-forces-weakening-us-dollar-s-grip-on-commodity-pricing-wood-mackenzie.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2020-01-30 | [FOMC Holds Rates, Treasuries, Gold Higher - Passport to Wall Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54991-fomc-holds-rates-treasuries-gold-higher-passport-to-wall-street.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-02-22 | [NZ dollar follows Wall Street, commodities higher as investors reassess US rate track \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66410-nz-dollar-follows-wall-street-commodities-higher-as-investors-reassess-us-rate.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-09-20 | [Wall Street eyeing one big trade after Fed rate cut: Commodities](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22761-wall-street-eyeing-one-big-trade-after-fed-rate-cut-commodities.md) | +0.5% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2025-12-24 | [Rand in good Christmas spirits as dollar’s demise sends commodities soaring \| News24](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21778-rand-in-good-christmas-spirits-as-dollar-s-demise-sends-commodities-soaring.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- pws.io: https://www.pws.io/weakening-dollar-good-news-for-commodities

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