# Fed rate pause raises concerns over costs and global growth

> The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate at 3.75–4% at its October 28 meeting after a September hike, with two of twelve members voting for another 25-basis-point increase. Higher energy costs and shipping costs are pressuring oil-importing economies such as India.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T00:19:19.585Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78693-fed-rate-pause-raises-concerns-over-costs-and-global-growth
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher US rates and energy costs strengthen the dollar and raise import bills for oil-importing feed buyers, pressuring their currencies and margins. The direct effect on grain prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-03-21 | [Fed hikes rates and raises GDP forecast again](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65902-fed-hikes-rates-and-raises-gdp-forecast-again.md) | -0.8% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2025-01-24 | [Bond Market Selloff and Trump Concerns \| Global Banking & Finance Review](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12679-bond-market-selloff-and-trump-concerns-global-banking-and-finance-review.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-04-19 | [Fed's rate-cut foot-dragging grates on global peers at IMF meetings \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30939-fed-s-rate-cut-foot-dragging-grates-on-global-peers-at-imf-meetings-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-12-04 | [Oil falls over 3% after data raises Fed interest rate worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38137-oil-falls-over-3-after-data-raises-fed-interest-rate-worries-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2022-04-27 | [Dollar hits five-year high, growth concerns dent euro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7377-dollar-hits-five-year-high-growth-concerns-dent-euro.md) | +0.6% | -0.3% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-06 | [Palm oil prices rise 4% as higher energy costs lift biofuel spread margins \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20269-palm-oil-prices-rise-4-as-higher-energy-costs-lift-biofuel-spread-margins-s-and.md) | +16.6% | +35.6% |
| BRENT | 2024-01-18 | [Oil prices rise on global demand forecasts, US crude stock draw](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32278-oil-prices-rise-on-global-demand-forecasts-us-crude-stock-draw.md) | +3.5% | +5.9% |
| BRENT | 2024-08-23 | [Oil climbs over 2% after Fed's Powell indicates US rate cuts \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28694-oil-climbs-over-2-after-fed-s-powell-indicates-us-rate-cuts-reuters.md) | +3.5% | -3.3% |

## Sources

- omanobserver.om: https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1199043/opinion/business/fed-rate-pause-raises-concerns-over-costs-and-global-growth

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