# No Game-Changer for the US Dollar: Reactions to the Federal Reserve's September Update

> The dollar strengthened broadly after the Fed set a path toward a December rate hike while cutting its longer-term rate and inflation projections. Analysts described the rally as a relief move rather than a convincing repricing.

- Date: 2017-09-21 · published 2017-09-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69150-no-game-changer-for-the-us-dollar-reactions-to-the-federal-reserve-s-september
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A modest dollar bounce is mildly bearish for dollar-priced commodities, though the weak reaction suggests limited durable pressure on feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-20 | [US dollar rises after Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, while gold prices slip \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20070-us-dollar-rises-after-federal-reserve-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-while.md) | +0.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2016-11-02 | [The Federal Reserve looks ready to roll with an interest rate hike in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73752-the-federal-reserve-looks-ready-to-roll-with-an-interest-rate-hike-in-december.md) | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| DXY | 2025-07-31 | [Interest rates: Aussie dollar feels the chill as Federal Reserve cools rate cut hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24036-interest-rates-aussie-dollar-feels-the-chill-as-federal-reserve-cools-rate-cut.md) | -0.7% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [FED Disapointment Sees The US To Canadian Dollar Exchange Rate Slide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73225-fed-disapointment-sees-the-us-to-canadian-dollar-exchange-rate-slide.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/usd/7605-dollar-boosted-by-december-hike-but-lower-dots-could-weigh-further-out

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