# A US rate rise - how am I affected in the UK? - BBC News

> The US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to a range of 0.5% to 0.75%, citing a stronger US economy. Fed officials now see up to three rate rises next year, up from two previously forecast, reflecting expected expansionary policies under Donald Trump.

- Date: 2016-12-14 · published 2016-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73734-a-us-rate-rise-how-am-i-affected-in-the-uk-bbc-news
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US rates and expected further increases support the dollar and bond yields, which tends to weigh on dollar-priced commodities and raise financing costs for feed businesses.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | [US rate rise: Should Asia worry? - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73653-us-rate-rise-should-asia-worry-bbc-news.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-03-08 | [US rate rise expected, Thai outflows surge, baht weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72261-us-rate-rise-expected-thai-outflows-surge-baht-weakens.md) | +0.1% | -1.2% |
| 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 | 2016-12-14 | [US raises key interest rate by 0.25% on strengthening economy - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5969-us-raises-key-interest-rate-by-0-25-on-strengthening-economy-bbc-news.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-09-22 | [SBS On the Money: Why US rate rise means higher Australian rates and lower dollar \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39837-sbs-on-the-money-why-us-rate-rise-means-higher-australian-rates-and-lower.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- bbc.com: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38315522

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