
December Comex silver futures fell more than 3% intraday to about $49 an ounce, briefly dropping below $50. The decline followed a Federal Reserve vote in which two policymakers wanted a rate increase, which revived expectations of tighter monetary policy.
Silver has no direct link to feed ingredients. The move reflects rising US rate expectations and a firmer dollar, a macro backdrop that can pressure dollar-priced commodities more broadly.
After 4,478 past macro events, DXY moved a median +0.0% over 5 sessions (51% higher; middle half -0.4% to +0.5%), and +0.1% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.