# Fed raises interest rates, keeps 2018 policy outlook unchanged

> The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point to a range of 1.25 to 1.50 percent, its third hike of 2017. The move followed fiscal stimulus and a run of relatively bullish economic data.

- Date: 2017-12-13 · published 2017-12-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67389-fed-raises-interest-rates-keeps-2018-policy-outlook-unchanged
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. rates tend to strengthen the dollar, which can pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and make US feed exports less competitive abroad.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-08-01 | [Gold pinned lower after Fed announces unchanged interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63462-gold-pinned-lower-after-fed-announces-unchanged-interest-rates.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Dollar gains after Fed keeps rates unchanged and yen weakens past 160](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19915-dollar-gains-after-fed-keeps-rates-unchanged-and-yen-weakens-past-160.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2022-11-04 | [Fed raises interest rates, USD price skyrockets, gold price plummets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38983-fed-raises-interest-rates-usd-price-skyrockets-gold-price-plummets.md) | -2.7% | -4.3% |
| DXY | 2023-01-01 | [Fed raises interest rates half a point to highest level in 15 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38155-fed-raises-interest-rates-half-a-point-to-highest-level-in-15-years.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-06-19 | [On the macro front, the US Fed maintained interest rates unchanged as - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24114-on-the-macro-front-the-us-fed-maintained-interest-rates-unchanged-as-shanghai.md) | -0.9% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/fed-raises-interest-rates-keeps-2018-policy-outlook-unchanged-idUSKBN1E70IH/
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-forex/dollar-weakens-as-fed-leaves-rate-outlook-unchanged-idUSKBN1E703M/

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