# Fed cuts rates for a 3rd time but signals it will now pause | AP News

> The Federal Reserve cut its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, its third cut in 2019. It signaled no further cuts unless clear evidence of economic weakness emerges.

- Date: 2019-10-30 · published 2019-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56484-fed-cuts-rates-for-a-3rd-time-but-signals-it-will-now-pause-ap-news
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower US borrowing costs can support the dollar-sensitive commodity complex and financing for feed and livestock operations, though the signaled pause limits further easing. The effect on grain and feed prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-08-24 | [Powell signals no need for speed when it comes to Fed rate hiking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63461-powell-signals-no-need-for-speed-when-it-comes-to-fed-rate-hiking.md) | -0.0% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2019-07-31 | [Good news for EMs if Fed cuts rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58345-good-news-for-ems-if-fed-cuts-rates.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2023-12-08 | [Dow surges to new record as Fed signals three rate cuts in 2024 \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32472-dow-surges-to-new-record-as-fed-signals-three-rate-cuts-in-2024-cnn-business.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2019-10-30 | [Dollar dips as Fed signals pause in rate-cutting cycle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56773-dollar-dips-as-fed-signals-pause-in-rate-cutting-cycle.md) | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2019-10-30 | [Fed cuts rates for the third time as US economy slows \| CNN Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56485-fed-cuts-rates-for-the-third-time-as-us-economy-slows-cnn-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- apnews.com: https://apnews.com/article/b6f55192f44e4eaca45217228c8b6ca4

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