# WSJ Survey: Most Economists Expect Next Fed Rate Increase in June

> A WSJ survey found most economists expect the Fed's next rate increase at its June 13-14 meeting, up from 48% in the prior survey. About a quarter expected a hike at the March 14-15 meeting.

- Date: 2017-02-09 · published 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72394-wsj-survey-most-economists-expect-next-fed-rate-increase-in-june
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising odds of a June hike point to a firmer dollar and higher financing costs, which can weigh on dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-08-31 | [Fed expected to hold interest rates steady next month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34478-fed-expected-to-hold-interest-rates-steady-next-month.md) | +1.8% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2024-05-03 | [Delay in US rate cuts bad news for ringgit, say economists \| FMT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30541-delay-in-us-rate-cuts-bad-news-for-ringgit-say-economists-fmt.md) | -0.2% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-02-24 | [Economist expects new considerations in grain markets \| 2020-02-24  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54625-economist-expects-new-considerations-in-grain-markets-2020-02-24-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | +6.7% |
| DXY | 2017-12-13 | [How an expected U.S. interest rate increase will affect Canadians: Don Pittis](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67691-how-an-expected-u-s-interest-rate-increase-will-affect-canadians-don-pittis.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2017-12-13 | [Fed Raises Rates, Eyes 2018 Increases - Sharecafe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67734-fed-raises-rates-eyes-2018-increases-sharecafe.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wsj-survey-most-economists-expect-next-fed-rate-increase-in-june-1486652405

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