# Instant View: Powell - Fed remains patient deciding on further hikes | Reuters

> Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said on Tuesday that US growth should remain solid this year despite rising risks and soft recent data. He added that the Fed will stay patient in deciding whether to raise rates further.

- Date: 2019-02-26 · published 2019-02-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60504-instant-view-powell-fed-remains-patient-deciding-on-further-hikes-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A patient Fed reduces the likelihood of further rate hikes, which tends to weaken the dollar and support dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-02-11 | [Dollar falls as tariff concerns ease, Fed's Powell stays patient on rate cuts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25966-dollar-falls-as-tariff-concerns-ease-fed-s-powell-stays-patient-on-rate-cuts.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-09-17 | [Instant View: Analysts react after Fed cuts interest rates by quarter of a percentage point \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23084-instant-view-analysts-react-after-fed-cuts-interest-rates-by-quarter-of-a.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-02-01 | [Stocks rally, dollar slumps after Fed statement, Powell remarks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37526-stocks-rally-dollar-slumps-after-fed-statement-powell-remarks-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2024-01-31 | [Fed's Powell sees lower rates on the horizon as inflation ebbs, economy bounces ahead \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32027-fed-s-powell-sees-lower-rates-on-the-horizon-as-inflation-ebbs-economy-bounces.md) | +0.3% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2019-01-30 | [US Dollar In Sharp Sell-off Vs Euro, Pound As FED Confirms Will Be 'Patient' On Future Hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61288-us-dollar-in-sharp-sell-off-vs-euro-pound-as-fed-confirms-will-be-patient-on.md) | +0.0% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/instant-view-powell-fed-remains-patient-deciding-on-further-hikes-idUSKCN1QF1W2/

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