# Federal Reserve hints for a pause ahead, rupee backed by oil, dollar index and domestic inflows while Brexit uncertainty continues - CNBC TV18

> The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 1.5-1.75%, its third cut this year, with two dissents. The Fed dropped its pledge to act as appropriate to sustain the expansion and signalled a possible pause.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56840-federal-reserve-hints-for-a-pause-ahead-rupee-backed-by-oil-dollar-index-and
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar after the cut supports emerging-market currencies and commodity import demand, while the signalled pause limits further easing support for the dollar's decline.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2020-07-30 | [Forex markets: Dollar, U.S. Federal Reserve in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52297-forex-markets-dollar-u-s-federal-reserve-in-focus.md) | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2022-12-01 | [Australian dollar races up after US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell hints at smaller rate increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38484-australian-dollar-races-up-after-us-federal-reserve-chairman-jerome-powell.md) | -0.6% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2020-04-30 | [Pound-Dollar Rate Aims for the Stars after Federal Reserve Swerves Onto Main Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53873-pound-dollar-rate-aims-for-the-stars-after-federal-reserve-swerves-onto-main.md) | +0.7% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2019-06-02 | [The Australian dollar is grinding higher as expectations for rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58849-the-australian-dollar-is-grinding-higher-as-expectations-for-rate-cuts-from-the.md) | -0.8% | -1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2020-07-30 | [Forex markets: Dollar, U.S. Federal Reserve in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52297-forex-markets-dollar-u-s-federal-reserve-in-focus.md) | +1.1% | +0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2022-01-31 | [Euro Jumps Ahead of EU GDP and German CPI as US Dollar Pauses. Where to for EUR/USD? \| Forex trading, free forex education \| Forex.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43342-euro-jumps-ahead-of-eu-gdp-and-german-cpi-as-us-dollar-pauses-where-to-for-eur.md) | +2.6% | +0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2024-08-02 | [Euro-Dollar Surges as Odds of Emergency Federal Reserve Rate Cut Grows](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9284-euro-dollar-surges-as-odds-of-emergency-federal-reserve-rate-cut-grows.md) | +1.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- cnbctv18.com: https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/federal-reserve-hints-for-a-pause-ahead-rupee-backed-by-oil-dollar-index-and-domestic-inflows-while-brexit-uncertainty-continues-4616311.htm

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