# No joy from the Fed: What you need to know before markets open - Financial Post

> North American markets were set to open lower after the Fed left rates unchanged and gave no firm March hike signal. The dollar fell to a near 12-week low, and Brent crude rose to $57.30 a barrel as OPEC and other exporters cut output.

- Date: 2017-02-02 · published 2017-02-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72400-no-joy-from-the-fed-what-you-need-to-know-before-markets-open-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar supports dollar-priced commodities, while OPEC supply cuts support crude prices that feed into biofuel and input costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-12-12 | [Euro buoyed before ECB meeting as Fed forecast knocks dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55785-euro-buoyed-before-ecb-meeting-as-fed-forecast-knocks-dollar-financial-post.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2019-11-02 | [Vietnam’s financial markets respond positively to Fed rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56372-vietnam-s-financial-markets-respond-positively-to-fed-rate-cut.md) | +0.5% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-05-29 | [Euro-Dollar: Why Markets Think The ECB Will Hike Before The Fed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19473-euro-dollar-why-markets-think-the-ecb-will-hike-before-the-fed.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2020-11-09 | [For investors, China's yuan is the big winner from Biden victory \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50363-for-investors-china-s-yuan-is-the-big-winner-from-biden-victory-financial-post.md) | -0.1% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2023-08-30 | [Rupee set to rise as US dollar, yields retreat after weak job openings - Market News \| The Financial Express](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34865-rupee-set-to-rise-as-us-dollar-yields-retreat-after-weak-job-openings-market.md) | +1.3% | +2.3% |
| BRENT | 2025-09-01 | [The Commodities Feed: Jerome Powell provides a boost to most markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23246-the-commodities-feed-jerome-powell-provides-a-boost-to-most-markets.md) | -4.1% | +3.9% |
| BRENT | 2018-04-30 | [Will oil prices be the trigger that wakes the inflation beast? - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65433-will-oil-prices-be-the-trigger-that-wakes-the-inflation-beast-financial-post.md) | -0.2% | +2.0% |
| BRENT | 2025-08-25 | [The Commodities Feed: Jerome Powell Provides a Boost to Most Markets \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23251-the-commodities-feed-jerome-powell-provides-a-boost-to-most-markets-investing.md) | -0.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/investing/no-joy-from-the-fed-what-you-need-to-know-before-markets-open/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.