# Hawkish Bullard sends US Dollar higher

> St Louis Fed President James Bullard made hawkish comments on inflation and tapering, sending the US dollar higher. Treasury yields had earlier fallen after the FOMC meeting, and the dollar was extending its post-meeting rally.

- Date: 2021-06-18 · published 2021-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5935-hawkish-bullard-sends-us-dollar-higher
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Hawkish Fed commentary supports the dollar and tends to pressure dollar-priced agricultural commodities and feed import affordability.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-05-19 | [Hawkish Fed bets drive dollar higher \| Convera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36143-hawkish-fed-bets-drive-dollar-higher-convera.md) | +0.6% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-04-28 | [British Pound edges higher, US Dollar remains strong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42088-british-pound-edges-higher-us-dollar-remains-strong.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [US Dollar: Hawkish Fed pricing supports Dollar into payrolls – BBH](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18079-us-dollar-hawkish-fed-pricing-supports-dollar-into-payrolls-bbh.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2020-09-22 | [Dollar rises on hawkish comments; stocks end up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7693-dollar-rises-on-hawkish-comments-stocks-end-up.md) | +1.1% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-11-03 | [Gold dips as hawkish U.S. Fed lifts dollar, yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38593-gold-dips-as-hawkish-u-s-fed-lifts-dollar-yields.md) | -1.0% | -4.2% |
| CORN | 2023-05-31 | [Dollar higher - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36152-dollar-higher-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | -1.8% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2022-07-12 | [Dollar rises to 20-year highs, sends grains lower – The Seam](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5974-dollar-rises-to-20-year-highs-sends-grains-lower-the-seam.md) | -13.6% | -16.3% |
| CORN | 2024-05-16 | [Dollar rebounds on high US import prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30142-dollar-rebounds-on-high-us-import-prices-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +4.6% |

## Sources

- forex.com: https://www.forex.com/en-us/news-and-analysis/hawkish-bullard-sends-us-dollar-higher/

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