# Explaining the volatile stock and bond market moves this week following the Fed's update

> The Federal Reserve's signal of earlier rate hikes and tapering triggered sharp repositioning in global markets, with the dollar surging over two days. Many commodities sold off while stocks and bonds moved volatilely.

- Date: 2021-06-18 · published 2021-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5932-explaining-the-volatile-stock-and-bond-market-moves-this-week-following-the-fed
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Broad commodity selling on a stronger dollar and tighter policy expectations tends to lower feed ingredient prices in the near term while raising financing costs for livestock producers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- LCATTLE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-05-08 | [How the Fed’s Hold on Rates Is Affecting Stock, Bond, and Commodity Markets \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24579-how-the-fed-s-hold-on-rates-is-affecting-stock-bond-and-commodity-markets.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2021-02-26 | [The U.S. Dollar's Bond Market Bust-Up from a Trade-weighted Angle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10597-the-u-s-dollar-s-bond-market-bust-up-from-a-trade-weighted-angle.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2020-09-25 | [Explained: Why is dollar index rising and how will it impact India's stock market - CNBC TV18](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51382-explained-why-is-dollar-index-rising-and-how-will-it-impact-india-s-stock.md) | -0.7% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2023-10-04 | [The Fed - U.S. Interest Rates and Emerging Market Currencies: Taking Stock 10 Years After the Taper Tantrum](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33530-the-fed-u-s-interest-rates-and-emerging-market-currencies-taking-stock-10-years.md) | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2023-12-08 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Colombian peso up after inflation data; Latam FX, stocks slip on the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32984-emerging-markets-colombian-peso-up-after-inflation-data-latam-fx-stocks-slip-on.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-15 | [Volatility in the markets again this week from WASDE report and inflationary pressures - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4309-volatility-in-the-markets-again-this-week-from-wasde-report-and-inflationary.md) | -10.7% | -8.4% |
| CORN | 2020-04-10 | [Markets starting to reveal new demand paradigms — this week in the grain markets - RealAgriculture](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53693-markets-starting-to-reveal-new-demand-paradigms-this-week-in-the-grain-markets.md) | -5.4% | -6.1% |
| CORN | 2021-06-22 | [Why a hawkish US Fed is reverberating around markets \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46489-why-a-hawkish-us-fed-is-reverberating-around-markets-the-national.md) | +1.1% | -6.9% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/18/explaining-the-volatile-stock-and-bond-market-moves-this-week-following-the-feds-update.html

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.