# Stocks rise, U.S. dollar eases as Yellen omits policy | Reuters

> World stock markets rose and the US dollar weakened after Fed Chair Janet Yellen omitted monetary policy from a closely watched Jackson Hole speech. She left open the possibility of a December rate hike.

- Date: 2017-08-25 · published 2017-08-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69365-stocks-rise-u-s-dollar-eases-as-yellen-omits-policy-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar tends to lift dollar-denominated commodity prices, though the effect on grain and feed markets is modest and indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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| DXY | 2026-07-31 | [Dollar slips against yen as intervention risks drag \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18579-dollar-slips-against-yen-as-intervention-risks-drag-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/stocks-rise-us-dollar-eases-as-yellen-omits-policy-idUSL8N1LB3FA/

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