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The Fed raised the funds rate to 2% to 2.25%, its eighth hike since 2015, and dropped 'accommodative' from its statement. It raised its 2018 and 2019 growth forecasts to 3.1% and 2.5%, and its dot plot still points to rates peaking near 3.4% in 2020.
The dollar advanced after the release.
Higher projected US rates and growth support the dollar, which raises the cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients for importers and can weigh on US commodity values. The hike was widely expected, so the change in the outlook drove the move.
poundsterlinglive.comJames SkinnerSep 26, 2018After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.
