# 6 Reasons For The Dollar Slump | Investing.com

> After the December 2017 Fed meeting, the dollar fell because the dot plot showed three rate hikes for 2018 rather than four. Lower-than-expected October core CPI inflation of 1.7 percent also weighed on the dollar.

- Date: 2017-12-15 · published 2017-12-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67393-6-reasons-for-the-dollar-slump-investing-com
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of fewer rate hikes weaken the dollar, which can modestly support dollar-denominated grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/ecb-preview--fed-review-200273442

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