# Silver Futures Slide Over 3% as Fed Rate Worries Mount

> 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.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T01:07:49.454Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78927-silver-futures-slide-over-3-as-fed-rate-worries-mount
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2023-02-27 | [Oil futures slip 1% on worries about more U.S. interest rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37486-oil-futures-slip-1-on-worries-about-more-u-s-interest-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2021-06-16 | [Gold slides over 1% after Fed projects rate hikes into 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46487-gold-slides-over-1-after-fed-projects-rate-hikes-into-2023.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-02-27 | [South Korea: Stocks wobble, won slides on Fed rate hike worries - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66719-south-korea-stocks-wobble-won-slides-on-fed-rate-hike-worries-the-business-times.md) | +0.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2021-06-17 | [Gold slips over 2%, palladium sheds 10% as post-Fed slide accelerates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46486-gold-slips-over-2-palladium-sheds-10-as-post-fed-slide-accelerates.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- marketreview.com: https://www.marketreview.com/news/silver-futures-us-rate-concerns/

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