# The Assay - Why the FED’S actions are bullish for commodity prices

> Commodity prices fell in June and early July on expectations of higher US rates, then rebounded after the Federal Reserve held rates unchanged at its July meeting with a softer tone. The author argues the market underestimates the Fed's influence on raw materials.

- Date: 2017-08-24 · published 2017-08-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69364-the-assay-why-the-fed-s-actions-are-bullish-for-commodity-prices
- 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 weaker dollar and reduced rate-hike expectations lower the cost of carrying inventories and make dollar-priced commodities cheaper for foreign buyers, which supports feed ingredient prices at the margin.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-07-27 | [Dovish Fed Spurs Commodity Prices and Currencies Higher - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69898-dovish-fed-spurs-commodity-prices-and-currencies-higher-actionforex.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2020-08-28 | [The Fed and gold: Powell's policy shift affects gold commodity prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51523-the-fed-and-gold-powell-s-policy-shift-affects-gold-commodity-prices.md) | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-08-29 | [The U.S. Dollar and Commodity Prices \| news.cqg.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28700-the-u-s-dollar-and-commodity-prices-news-cqg-com.md) | +0.5% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2019-06-19 | [Commodities outlook: It's all action as Fed decides](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58511-commodities-outlook-it-s-all-action-as-fed-decides.md) | -1.1% | -0.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-01 | [Why prices of commodities, from metals to food, are soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11301-why-prices-of-commodities-from-metals-to-food-are-soaring.md) | +2.8% | -6.2% |
| CORN | 2021-04-30 | [Inflation-tolerant Fed will boost commodity prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47512-inflation-tolerant-fed-will-boost-commodity-prices-reuters.md) | +5.0% | -2.1% |
| CORN | 2023-03-17 | [As commodity prices slide, dairies brace for collapsing farmgate milk prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36864-as-commodity-prices-slide-dairies-brace-for-collapsing-farmgate-milk-prices.md) | -1.0% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- theassay.com: https://www.theassay.com/articles/feds-actions-bullish-commodity-prices/

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