# Yield curve impacts metal prices

> An analysis argues that U.S. monetary policy is likely to be unhelpful to commodity prices in the short term. It points to equity market concern about the economic impact of a flattening or inverted yield curve.

- Date: 2019-04-04 · published 2019-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59518-yield-curve-impacts-metal-prices
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Tighter or inverted-curve monetary expectations tend to weigh on commodity prices through a stronger dollar and weaker growth outlook. The effect on feed markets is indirect.

## Similar past events

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-04-28 | [Japan reinforces yield curve control - Central Banking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42071-japan-reinforces-yield-curve-control-central-banking.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2017-01-23 | [Economist expects dairy prices to improve - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73111-economist-expects-dairy-prices-to-improve-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.1% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-06-04 | [Commodities: What the dollar-yield disconnect means for prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24112-commodities-what-the-dollar-yield-disconnect-means-for-prices.md) | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2024-12-19 | [US Interest Rate Stance Pressures Base Metal Prices - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26854-us-interest-rate-stance-pressures-base-metal-prices-finimize.md) | +0.5% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2019-08-28 | [Yen stands tall as US yield curve inversion stokes economic worries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57808-yen-stands-tall-as-us-yield-curve-inversion-stokes-economic-worries.md) | -0.1% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- mining-journal.com: https://www.mining-journal.com/from-the-capital/opinion/1360289/yield-curve-impacts-metal-prices

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