# Fed's Third Hike and Gold | SafeHaven.com

> A SafeHaven.com commentary from April 28, 2017 discusses the Fed's third rate hike since 2015 and its effect on gold. It argues that higher rates usually weigh on gold, but that past hikes in this cycle were followed by gold gains.

- Date: 2017-04-28 · published 2017-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71415-fed-s-third-hike-and-gold-safehaven-com
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Fed tightening lifts the dollar and affects dollar-priced assets. The article centers on gold, so the grain and feed price effect is negligible.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-09-29 | [Fed Rate Hike Bets and US Bond Rout Bolster the Dollar, Hurt Equities and Gold \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17391-fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2017-11-07 | [Fed and The Dollar Drive Short-Term Pullback on Gold \| GoldBroker.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67900-fed-and-the-dollar-drive-short-term-pullback-on-gold-goldbroker-com.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-07-06 | [Dollar rally saps gold's appeal as more Fed hikes loom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40394-dollar-rally-saps-gold-s-appeal-as-more-fed-hikes-loom.md) | +0.7% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-27 | [Gold slides after Fed's Powell confirms gradual rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66405-gold-slides-after-fed-s-powell-confirms-gradual-rate-hikes.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2017-09-22 | [Fed QT stocks, gold impact - MINING.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68875-fed-qt-stocks-gold-impact-mining-com.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |

## Sources

- safehaven.com: https://safehaven.com/article/44159/feds-third-hike-and-gold

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