# Market alert: Will the Fed cut interest rates? | XTB

> Markets priced about a 65% chance of a Fed rate cut by December, with speculation the Fed could cut as soon as the upcoming meeting. The US dollar index was close to 22-month highs despite rising odds of easing.

- Date: 2019-04-30 · published 2019-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59760-market-alert-will-the-fed-cut-interest-rates-xtb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of Fed easing typically weaken the dollar, but the currency's strength despite those odds keeps dollar-priced feed commodities under pressure and supports a firm dollar backdrop.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-02-23 | [The market has adjusted its views of how the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42642-the-market-has-adjusted-its-views-of-how-the-federal-reserve-will-raise.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2025-06-19 | [On the macro front, the US Fed maintained interest rates unchanged as - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24114-on-the-macro-front-the-us-fed-maintained-interest-rates-unchanged-as-shanghai.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |
| 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 | 2025-07-31 | [Interest rates: Aussie dollar feels the chill as Federal Reserve cools rate cut hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24036-interest-rates-aussie-dollar-feels-the-chill-as-federal-reserve-cools-rate-cut.md) | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | [Market Awaits Fed Interest Rate Decision, Rupiah Potential to Weaken](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29613-market-awaits-fed-interest-rate-decision-rupiah-potential-to-weaken.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- xtb.com: https://www.xtb.com/en/market-analysis/market-alert-will-the-fed-cut-interest-rates

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