# Fed rate hike draws mixed response from global markets

> The Fed raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point as Chair Janet Yellen reaffirmed expectations for 2% inflation by 2018. May US retail sales came in below expectations, and oil plunged nearly 4% to US$44.68 per barrel.

- Date: 2017-06-15 · published 2017-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70404-fed-rate-hike-draws-mixed-response-from-global-markets
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Softer retail sales and weak inflation tempers the case for further tightening, while a sharp crude decline lowers energy and biofuel-linked price support for feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-01-24 | [Oil falls 2% as Fed rate hike talk spooks risk markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43049-oil-falls-2-as-fed-rate-hike-talk-spooks-risk-markets.md) | +2.6% | +7.1% |
| WTI | 2023-04-17 | [Canadian dollar slips, pressured by Fed rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36641-canadian-dollar-slips-pressured-by-fed-rate-hike-bets-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -5.7% | -15.2% |
| WTI | 2026-02-02 | [Slump in commodities rattles global markets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20505-slump-in-commodities-rattles-global-markets-reuters.md) | -1.6% | +9.9% |
| WTI | 2020-03-03 | [GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks slide, 10-year Treasury yield hits record low after Fed's emergency rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7172-global-markets-stocks-slide-10-year-treasury-yield-hits-record-low-after-fed-s.md) | -33.6% | -66.1% |
| WTI | 2018-11-21 | [Here's What's Going On With Global Oil Markets : NPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10586-here-s-what-s-going-on-with-global-oil-markets-npr.md) | -6.1% | -10.7% |
| BRENT | 2022-01-24 | [Oil falls 2% as Fed rate hike talk spooks risk markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43049-oil-falls-2-as-fed-rate-hike-talk-spooks-risk-markets.md) | +2.2% | +6.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-02 | [Slump in commodities rattles global markets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20505-slump-in-commodities-rattles-global-markets-reuters.md) | -3.1% | +0.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-07-28 | [Sterling slips as oil slides, US rate hike bets grow \| MarketScreener UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18614-sterling-slips-as-oil-slides-us-rate-hike-bets-grow-marketscreener-uk.md) | +2.6% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- nextinvestors.com: https://nextinvestors.com/articles/fed-rate-hike-draws-mixed-response-global-markets/

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