# Trump Is Causing a Rare Trend in Commodities - Bloomberg

> Bloomberg reports that industrial metals prices and the dollar are rising together on expectations of faster US growth and inflation under President Trump. This runs against the usual inverse relationship between the dollar and commodities.

- Date: 2016-12-16 · published 2016-12-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73386-trump-is-causing-a-rare-trend-in-commodities-bloomberg
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A broad commodity rally alongside a stronger dollar would raise input costs for feed buyers, but the report describes a shift in expectations rather than a physical supply change.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-06-18 | [Goldman’s Currie Says Buy Commodities Dip, Bull Case Intact - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5759-goldman-s-currie-says-buy-commodities-dip-bull-case-intact-bloomberg.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2018-02-12 | [Why the World Is Watching U.S. Interest Rates - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66701-why-the-world-is-watching-u-s-interest-rates-bloomberg.md) | -1.1% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2026-02-02 | [Slump in commodities rattles global markets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20505-slump-in-commodities-rattles-global-markets-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-11-06 | [Euro (EUR/USD) Parity Back in Play as Trump Win Spurs Rates Divergence - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5807-euro-eur-usd-parity-back-in-play-as-trump-win-spurs-rates-divergence-bloomberg.md) | +1.9% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-08-20 | [Trade Angst, More Than a Reluctant Fed, Is Buoying Dollar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57759-trade-angst-more-than-a-reluctant-fed-is-buoying-dollar-bloomberg.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-16/trump-makes-metals-correlate-again-in-boost-for-miners-earnings

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