# Dollar and gold falters as Trump hits fed, stocks drop: markets wrap - MINING.COM

> The dollar erased most gains after President Trump criticized the Federal Reserve for raising rates in a CNBC interview, while US equities fell. Commodities slid into correction territory, with copper below $6,000, WTI near $68 and gold crashing through $1,220.

- Date: 2018-07-19 · published 2018-07-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63947-dollar-and-gold-falters-as-trump-hits-fed-stocks-drop-markets-wrap-mining-com
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A rebounding dollar and falling commodities signal weaker raw-material prices, and trade threats from China add downside risk to agricultural export demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- SOY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

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| DXY | 2026-01-28 | [FOMC decision: Fed firmly on pause, as dollar recovers but gold continues its march higher](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20962-fomc-decision-fed-firmly-on-pause-as-dollar-recovers-but-gold-continues-its.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 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% |
| WTI | 2020-09-23 | [Gold and Silver Hit by Hawkish Fed Boost to Dollar - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51033-gold-and-silver-hit-by-hawkish-fed-boost-to-dollar-markets-insider.md) | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| WTI | 2020-01-27 | [Stocks and Oil Drop, Gold Rises As Wuhan Coronavirus Spreads - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4514-stocks-and-oil-drop-gold-rises-as-wuhan-coronavirus-spreads-markets-insider.md) | -4.7% | -5.1% |
| WTI | 2023-02-01 | [Canadian dollar posts 2½-month high as stocks rally after Fed rate hike - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37580-canadian-dollar-posts-21-2-month-high-as-stocks-rally-after-fed-rate-hike-the.md) | -2.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- mining.com: https://www.mining.com/web/dollar-gold-falters-trump-hits-fed-stocks-drop-markets-wrap/

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