# How Long Will Fed’s Rate Pause Last? Minutes Could Yield Clues

> Markets are looking to the Fed's January minutes for signs of how long its pause in rate increases will last. The article cites growing risks of a sharper US slowdown tied to weakening growth in Europe.

- Date: 2019-02-20 · published 2019-02-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60506-how-long-will-fed-s-rate-pause-last-minutes-could-yield-clues
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a longer rate pause tend to keep the dollar softer, a mild support for dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Dollar's post Fed gains fizzle as long rate pause seen \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51284-dollar-s-post-fed-gains-fizzle-as-long-rate-pause-seen-financial-post.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2017-03-15 | [Will A Fed Rate Hike Boost The Price Of Oil? \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71924-will-a-fed-rate-hike-boost-the-price-of-oil-investing-com.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2020-06-30 | [Fed's Williams: No need to use negative rates in US - Forex Crunch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52810-fed-s-williams-no-need-to-use-negative-rates-in-us-forex-crunch.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2026-01-28 | [Fed holds rates as window for another Powell cut begins to close - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20965-fed-holds-rates-as-window-for-another-powell-cut-begins-to-close-moneyweb.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2024-07-10 | [Why the Fed cutting interest rates may weaken the U.S. dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29459-why-the-fed-cutting-interest-rates-may-weaken-the-u-s-dollar.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-long-will-feds-rate-pause-last-minutes-could-yield-clues-11550658600

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