# Fed Split On Inflation Intensified At September Policy Meeting - ActionForex

> Fed minutes showed policymakers debated inflation and the path of future rate increases, which made the central bank appear slightly less hawkish. The dollar index slipped to a two-week low of 92.891, and spot gold rose to about $1,294 an ounce.

- Date: 2017-10-12 · published 2017-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68396-fed-split-on-inflation-intensified-at-september-policy-meeting-actionforex
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar outlook supports dollar-priced commodities and can help export demand for grains and meals. The change in Fed tone is modest, and December hike expectations remained strong.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-01-28 | [Thoughts on the January 27 FOMC Meeting - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49067-thoughts-on-the-january-27-fomc-meeting-actionforex.md) | +0.2% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | ['Need Greater Confidence In Inflation..': US Fed On Possible Rate Cut In September; What It Means For Gold, Dollar?  - Goodreturns](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29146-need-greater-confidence-in-inflation-us-fed-on-possible-rate-cut-in-september.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2021-08-31 | [Euro Looks for Direction on Red-Hot Inflation Ahead of ECB Meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45764-euro-looks-for-direction-on-red-hot-inflation-ahead-of-ecb-meeting.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | [Fed Meeting Today: Live Analysis on Interest Rates, Powell Speech - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29142-fed-meeting-today-live-analysis-on-interest-rates-powell-speech-bloomberg.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2017-09-07 | [ECB cites inflation-dampening euro rate as policy factor](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69161-ecb-cites-inflation-dampening-euro-rate-as-policy-factor.md) | +0.2% | +1.6% |

## Sources

- actionforex.com: https://www.actionforex.com/contributors/fundamental-analysis/48911-fed-split-on-inflation-intensified-at-september-policy-meeting/

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