# US dollar steady as case for Fed's pause solidifies

> The dollar was stable on Wednesday after October consumer prices rose by the most in seven months, and Fed Chair Powell signaled the central bank would hold rates steady. Markets priced little chance of a rate cut before July 2020.

- Date: 2019-11-13 · published 2019-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56261-us-dollar-steady-as-case-for-fed-s-pause-solidifies
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firm dollar and reduced expectations for Fed easing weigh modestly on dollar-priced commodities, with feed ingredient costs largely driven by crop fundamentals.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-01-29 | [US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26413-us-dollar-firms-against-peers-after-fed-holds-rates-steady.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2026-06-19 | [Euro steadies as the US Dollar eases, but hawkish Fed bets limit upside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11518-euro-steadies-as-the-us-dollar-eases-but-hawkish-fed-bets-limit-upside.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-10-15 | [US dollar continues uptrend as Fed policy provides lift](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28054-us-dollar-continues-uptrend-as-fed-policy-provides-lift.md) | +1.2% | +3.1% |
| DXY | 2017-05-03 | [Dollar Inches up as Fed Eyed for June Rate Steer \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71192-dollar-inches-up-as-fed-eyed-for-june-rate-steer-fox-business.md) | +0.6% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/13/forex-markets-us-china-trade-in-focus.html

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