# Good news for EMs if Fed cuts rates

> Analysts say lower US interest rates would benefit emerging-market assets, as the Fed is expected to cut rates at its meeting starting July 30. Malaysia's equity and bond markets had seen large outflows over the past year.

- Date: 2019-07-31 · published 2019-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Malaysia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58345-good-news-for-ems-if-fed-cuts-rates
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Malaysian Ringgit (MYR per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMYR.md)

## Why it matters

A Fed cut would weaken the dollar and could support emerging-market currencies and commodity demand, though the size of the cut determines the scale of fund flows.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDMYR: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-10-30 | [Fed cuts rates for a 3rd time but signals it will now pause \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56484-fed-cuts-rates-for-a-3rd-time-but-signals-it-will-now-pause-ap-news.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% |
| DXY | 2019-10-30 | [US yields fall after the Fed cuts rates for the third time in 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56486-us-yields-fall-after-the-fed-cuts-rates-for-the-third-time-in-2019.md) | +0.1% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2025-06-06 | [For markets, end to ECB rate cuts just got closer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24435-for-markets-end-to-ecb-rate-cuts-just-got-closer.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-12-01 | [Gold hits record high on bets for March start to Fed rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32473-gold-hits-record-high-on-bets-for-march-start-to-fed-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- themalaysianreserve.com: https://themalaysianreserve.com/2019/07/31/good-news-for-ems-if-fed-cuts-rates/

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