# Dollar Drops on Fed Comments -- Market Talk - WSJ

> On June 19, 2019, the U.S. dollar weakened broadly against developed and emerging-market currencies after Federal Reserve officials signaled they could cut rates in coming months. The WSJ Dollar Index fell 0.4%.

- Date: 2019-06-19 · published 2019-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7437-dollar-drops-on-fed-comments-market-talk-wsj
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A broad dollar decline on rate-cut expectations tends to make dollar-priced feed ingredients more affordable abroad, supporting export demand. The move is a routine reaction to Fed signals rather than a supply change.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-06-20 | 1 | -0.9% | -4.3 | The dollar's initial weakening on June 19 after Fed comments set up the follow-through decline, but it precedes the June 20 move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-10-28 | [Dollar index drops on euro rise after ECB comments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7166-dollar-index-drops-on-euro-rise-after-ecb-comments.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2023-12-13 | [Dollar drops as Fed signals coming rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8296-dollar-drops-as-fed-signals-coming-rate-cuts.md) | -1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2023-10-19 | [Dollar dips on dovish Powell comments \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33814-dollar-dips-on-dovish-powell-comments-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -2.1% |
| DXY | 2026-05-29 | [Dollar Faces Bigger Hit Than Euro If Fed, ECB Resume Rate Cuts -- Market Talk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19476-dollar-faces-bigger-hit-than-euro-if-fed-ecb-resume-rate-cuts-market-talk.md) | +0.3% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-01-23 | [Dollar dips after Trump comments as markets eye tariffs, central banks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12674-dollar-dips-after-trump-comments-as-markets-eye-tariffs-central-banks-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/yuan-strengthened-in-fix-amid-fresh-trade-hopes-11560907439

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