# Fed easing and the dollar: Necessary, but not sufficient | articles | ING THINK

> ING analysts wrote on June 7 that markets had fully priced in Fed rate cuts, with about 67bp of easing by end-2019. They noted the dollar was holding up because of wide US yield differentials and uncertainty over overseas growth.

- Date: 2019-06-07 · published 2019-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58788-fed-easing-and-the-dollar-necessary-but-not-sufficient-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Market pricing of Fed easing shapes expectations for dollar direction, and a weaker dollar would generally support dollar-priced commodity demand from importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/fed-easing-and-the-dollar-necessary-but-not-sufficient/

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