# Can the Fed heavily pressure the USD? – Rabobank — Octa

> Rabobank says the DXY dollar index turned lower after the dovish FOMC on January 29 but remains above its January 21 level. Its analysts argue that expected Fed rate cuts may not weaken the dollar much because weaker US growth could drive safe-haven demand. They expect any USD losses to be moderate.

- Date: 2020-01-31 · published 2020-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55001-can-the-fed-heavily-pressure-the-usd-rabobank-octa
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Limited dollar weakness means limited support for dollar-priced grain, meal and energy prices, keeping the currency a modest factor for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-05-19 | [USD/JPY: Bulls in control again, correction recent pressures — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53375-usd-jpy-bulls-in-control-again-correction-recent-pressures-octa.md) | -1.1% | -2.6% |
| DXY | 2025-07-30 | [USD: Fed set to leave all options open – MUFG — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23957-usd-fed-set-to-leave-all-options-open-mufg-octa.md) | -0.0% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2017-07-27 | [USD narrowly mixed after the FOMC statement - BBH — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70155-usd-narrowly-mixed-after-the-fomc-statement-bbh-octa.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-01-04 | [Fed’s pre-set course is a bore for the $ but music to the ears of EM FX - ING — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67172-fed-s-pre-set-course-is-a-bore-for-the-but-music-to-the-ears-of-em-fx-ing-octa.md) | -0.0% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2026-01-28 | [Forex Today: Fed delivers hawkish hold, US Dollar remains under pressure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20966-forex-today-fed-delivers-hawkish-hold-us-dollar-remains-under-pressure.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/793716/

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