# Fed lifts rates, sees faster pace of hikes in Trump's first year

> After the Fed raised rates and signaled faster hikes in 2017, shorter-dated Treasury yields hit their highest in more than five years and US stocks fell. The dollar rose against a basket of currencies and gold dropped to its lowest level in more than a year.

- Date: 2016-12-15 · published 2016-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6463-fed-lifts-rates-sees-faster-pace-of-hikes-in-trump-s-first-year
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and higher yields pressure dollar-priced commodities and tighten financing for exporters and feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | 1 | +1.8% | 5.0 | The Fed's faster-hike signal lifted short-dated yields and the dollar against a basket of currencies on Dec 15. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-12-20 | [Fed lifts rates for 4th time this year but sees fewer hikes \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61490-fed-lifts-rates-for-4th-time-this-year-but-sees-fewer-hikes-ap-news.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2021-12-14 | [Investors brace for faster Fed taper, rate hikes next year](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43784-investors-brace-for-faster-fed-taper-rate-hikes-next-year.md) | +0.1% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-07-26 | [Fed lifts rates, Powell leaves door open to another hike in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35277-fed-lifts-rates-powell-leaves-door-open-to-another-hike-in-september.md) | +0.6% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2018-06-13 | [Dollar mostly firmer as Fed sees more U.S. rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64708-dollar-mostly-firmer-as-fed-sees-more-u-s-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2018-08-22 | [Fed's minutes pave way for two more rate hikes in 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63698-fed-s-minutes-pave-way-for-two-more-rate-hikes-in-2018.md) | -0.5% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2023-07-26 | [Fed lifts rates, Powell leaves door open to another hike in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35277-fed-lifts-rates-powell-leaves-door-open-to-another-hike-in-september.md) | -13.9% | -17.3% |
| CORN | 2016-12-16 | [Dollar near 14-year highs after Fed tips more rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6461-dollar-near-14-year-highs-after-fed-tips-more-rate-hikes.md) | -3.0% | -0.2% |
| CORN | 2016-11-16 | [Dollar hits 14-year high as Trump-fuelled bond sell-off resumes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9131-dollar-hits-14-year-high-as-trump-fuelled-bond-sell-off-resumes.md) | +2.5% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/fed-lifts-rates-sees-faster-pace-of-hikes-in-trump-s-first-year-idUSL1N1E90UP/

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