# Where from now, as the FED cuts rates? - Jesmond Mizzi Financial Advisors

> The Fed's 25-basis-point cut on July 31 was the first reduction in a decade and followed a three-year tightening cycle. Markets had largely priced it in, but US equities fell after the announcement because investors had hoped for a more aggressive or dovish signal.

- Date: 2019-08-03 · published 2019-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57515-where-from-now-as-the-fed-cuts-rates-jesmond-mizzi-financial-advisors
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A policy path that is less dovish than expected tightens financial conditions and can weigh on risk assets and commodity prices. The trade war remains a key drag on US growth and export demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-02-02 | [No joy from the Fed: What you need to know before markets open - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72400-no-joy-from-the-fed-what-you-need-to-know-before-markets-open-financial-post.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2019-09-18 | [Fed cuts interest rates again, gives mixed signals on next move \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56974-fed-cuts-interest-rates-again-gives-mixed-signals-on-next-move-financial-post.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2019-07-31 | [The two words from Jerome Powell that rocked the financial markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58014-the-two-words-from-jerome-powell-that-rocked-the-financial-markets.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2019-11-02 | [Vietnam’s financial markets respond positively to Fed rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56372-vietnam-s-financial-markets-respond-positively-to-fed-rate-cut.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2021-06-23 | [Asian currencies gain as Fed reassures on rates; Thai cbank in focus \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46859-asian-currencies-gain-as-fed-reassures-on-rates-thai-cbank-in-focus-financial.md) | -0.6% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- jesmondmizzi.com: https://www.jesmondmizzi.com/2019/08/03/where-from-now-as-the-fed-cuts-rates/

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