# Dollar up, stocks tumble after Fed rate outlook as pound stalls | Malay Mail

> The dollar index rose 0.52% to a more than two-year high and US stocks tumbled after Powell called the cut a 'mid-cycle adjustment.' The euro fell 0.7% to $1.1075 and the pound stalled.

- Date: 2019-07-31 · published 2019-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58020-dollar-up-stocks-tumble-after-fed-rate-outlook-as-pound-stalls-malay-mail
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar makes US-origin feed grains and meals more expensive for importers and tends to pressure dollar-quoted commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-12-14 | [U.S. bond yields, dollar gain, stocks fall after Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73367-u-s-bond-yields-dollar-gain-stocks-fall-after-fed-rate-hike.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-02-12 | [Stocks tumble, dollar rallies as US inflation heats up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26226-stocks-tumble-dollar-rallies-as-us-inflation-heats-up.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2023-03-02 | [Sterling falls as interest rate outlook and strong dollar weigh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37124-sterling-falls-as-interest-rate-outlook-and-strong-dollar-weigh.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2021-06-17 | [Euro, pound drop sharply, dollar jumps after Fed signals upcoming rate hikes \|  Cyprus Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6131-euro-pound-drop-sharply-dollar-jumps-after-fed-signals-upcoming-rate-hikes.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2021-11-08 | [Outlook For Pound US Dollar Exchange Rate: GBP/USD Sinks On Fed And BoE Decisions](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44295-outlook-for-pound-us-dollar-exchange-rate-gbp-usd-sinks-on-fed-and-boe-decisions.md) | +0.5% | +1.6% |
| EURUSD | 2021-06-17 | [Euro, pound drop sharply, dollar jumps after Fed signals upcoming rate hikes \|  Cyprus Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6131-euro-pound-drop-sharply-dollar-jumps-after-fed-signals-upcoming-rate-hikes.md) | -1.4% | -2.6% |
| EURUSD | 2025-11-03 | [Dollar edges up as rate cut outlook remains clouded \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22150-dollar-edges-up-as-rate-cut-outlook-remains-clouded-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar, bond yields advance on Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6462-dollar-bond-yields-advance-on-fed-rate-outlook.md) | -2.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- malaymail.com: https://www.malaymail.com/news/money---international/2019/08/01/dollar-up-stocks-tumble-after-fed-rate-outlook-as-pound-stalls/1776518

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