# With a rate hike priced in, dollar traders wait for Fed’s 2019 guidance - MarketWatch

> Currency traders expected the Fed to raise rates for a fourth time in 2018 at its Wednesday meeting, with futures pricing about a 77% chance. Attention centered on guidance for 2019, as the dot plot pointed to three hikes while futures priced none in particular.

- Date: 2018-12-19 · published 2018-12-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61746-with-a-rate-hike-priced-in-dollar-traders-wait-for-fed-s-2019-guidance
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of fewer 2019 hikes weigh on the dollar, which supports dollar-denominated feed commodity prices and eases pressure on emerging-market feed importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-03-19 | [Dollar pauses as traders weigh Fed's dovish stance - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48315-dollar-pauses-as-traders-weigh-fed-s-dovish-stance-markets-business-recorder.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2023-05-12 | [Dollar keeps gains as traders bet Fed headed for a pause - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36144-dollar-keeps-gains-as-traders-bet-fed-headed-for-a-pause-markets-business.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2017-06-14 | [Stocks fall, dollar pares losses after Fed forges ahead with rate hike - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10199-stocks-fall-dollar-pares-losses-after-fed-forges-ahead-with-rate-hike-financial.md) | +0.6% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2017-12-13 | [What bond and currency traders are looking for from Yellen’s Fed decision - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67656-what-bond-and-currency-traders-are-looking-for-from-yellen-s-fed-decision.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/with-a-rate-hike-priced-in-dollar-traders-wait-for-feds-2019-guidance-2018-12-17

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