# Will A Fed Rate Hike Boost The Price Of Oil? | Investing.com

> Ellen Wald explains that a stronger dollar typically pushes oil prices down because oil is priced in dollars, and that rate hikes do not reliably predict dollar moves. She notes oil was in a weeklong slide ahead of the expected Fed hike. The piece is analytical commentary rather than a new event.

- Date: 2017-03-15 · published 2017-03-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71924-will-a-fed-rate-hike-boost-the-price-of-oil-investing-com
- 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

Investors may trade oil on expected dollar moves around Fed decisions, adding short-term volatility to crude prices that feed into biofuel and fertilizer costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-07-29 | [ING Says Dollar to Take Cue from Oil Prices If Fed Holds Rate \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18262-ing-says-dollar-to-take-cue-from-oil-prices-if-fed-holds-rate-financial-post.md) | -4.4% | +3.8% |
| WTI | 2022-08-29 | [Stocks And Bonds Sell Off, While The Dollar Rallies \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40299-stocks-and-bonds-sell-off-while-the-dollar-rallies-investing-com.md) | -6.7% | -17.6% |
| WTI | 2026-06-29 | [FX Outlook: A Busy Week Ahead \| Investing.com UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19033-fx-outlook-a-busy-week-ahead-investing-com-uk.md) | -0.8% | +30.0% |
| WTI | 2023-08-28 | [Commodities Week Ahead: After Fed, US Jobs Pose Next Challenge for Oil \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34486-commodities-week-ahead-after-fed-us-jobs-pose-next-challenge-for-oil-investing.md) | +6.6% | +11.7% |
| WTI | 2025-03-19 | [US Fed meeting: ⁠How will FOMC meeting impact gold and crude oil prices? \| Stock Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25475-us-fed-meeting-how-will-fomc-meeting-impact-gold-and-crude-oil-prices-stock.md) | +3.0% | -8.5% |
| BRENT | 2023-08-28 | [Commodities Week Ahead: After Fed, US Jobs Pose Next Challenge for Oil \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34486-commodities-week-ahead-after-fed-us-jobs-pose-next-challenge-for-oil-investing.md) | +5.1% | +10.2% |
| BRENT | 2020-12-03 | [Why the OPEC+ agreement to boost production in 2021 didn’t tank oil prices - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49827-why-the-opec-agreement-to-boost-production-in-2021-didn-t-tank-oil-prices.md) | +1.7% | +7.3% |
| BRENT | 2017-12-01 | [Crude oil prices to be under pressure in first half of 2018: S&P](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67647-crude-oil-prices-to-be-under-pressure-in-first-half-of-2018-s-and-p.md) | -2.0% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/will-a-fed-rate-hike-boost-the-price-of-oil-200178934

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