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The Federal Reserve projected no interest rate hikes in 2019 and said the fed funds rate would likely stay between 2.25 and 2.50 percent at least through the year. It also announced an end to the reduction of its bond portfolio.
A paused Fed weakens the dollar and lowers financing costs, which tends to support commodity prices and make dollar-denominated feed inputs more attractive to buyers abroad.
reuters.comHoward SchneiderMar 20, 2019After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
