# Fed easing not a panacea for commodities | Capital Economics

> Capital Economics argues that monetary easing by central banks will not be enough to lift commodity prices. The note was published on 7 June 2019 and its body text is not included in the source.

- Date: 2019-06-07 · published 2019-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58514-fed-easing-not-a-panacea-for-commodities-capital-economics
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

If easing does not lift demand, commodity prices may stay range-bound, limiting the upside for feed input costs from macro policy alone.

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-01-28 | [Hawkish Fed a headwind for commodity prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43044-hawkish-fed-a-headwind-for-commodity-prices-capital-economics.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
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| DXY | 2025-09-19 | [Fed rate cuts won’t be a major influence on commodity prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22760-fed-rate-cuts-won-t-be-a-major-influence-on-commodity-prices-capital-economics.md) | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-09-16 | [Fed tightening presents a difficult backdrop for prices \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39492-fed-tightening-presents-a-difficult-backdrop-for-prices-capital-economics.md) | +1.0% | +2.8% |
| DXY | 2019-01-31 | [A dovish Fed won’t keep the US$ down if the S&P falls \| Capital Economics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61289-a-dovish-fed-won-t-keep-the-us-down-if-the-s-and-p-falls-capital-economics.md) | +0.1% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- capitaleconomics.com: https://www.capitaleconomics.com/clients/publications/commodities-overview/commodities-weekly-wrap/fed-easing-not-a-panacea-for-commodities

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