# It's not too soon for a Fed interest rate cut, according to this chart

> Markets priced in a quarter-point Fed rate cut for 2019 days after the Fed forecast no hikes. Natixis economist Joseph LaVorgna noted that the historical gap between the last hike and the first cut has averaged 6.6 months.

- Date: 2019-03-26 · published 2019-03-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59994-it-s-not-too-soon-for-a-fed-interest-rate-cut-according-to-this-chart
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected rate cuts weaken the dollar and can support commodity prices, but the commentary is about rate expectations rather than a direct supply or demand change for feed.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-10-31 | [Gold gains as dollar weakens after Fed's interest rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56483-gold-gains-as-dollar-weakens-after-fed-s-interest-rate-cut.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-09-22 | [What Impact Will the Fed's Interest Rate Cut Have on the Indonesian Economy?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28628-what-impact-will-the-fed-s-interest-rate-cut-have-on-the-indonesian-economy.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2020-08-28 | [Fed: We really, really, really aren’t going to raise rates soon… \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51790-fed-we-really-really-really-aren-t-going-to-raise-rates-soon-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-12-01 | [Gold hits record high on bets for March start to Fed rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32473-gold-hits-record-high-on-bets-for-march-start-to-fed-rate-cuts.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/26/its-not-too-soon-for-a-fed-interest-rate-cut-according-to-this-chart.html

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