# Live news: Traders price in Fed rate hike for December as bitcoin and gold retreat

> Markets increased their expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike ahead of US inflation data, after Governor Christopher Waller supported a hike and said hotter inflation could warrant a half-point increase. Bitcoin and gold declined just over 1%, while the dollar index remained firm; the report also notes oil retreated amid easing Iran tensions.

- Date: 2026-11-10 · published 2026-11-10T12:15:14.047Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/91668-live-news-traders-price-in-fed-rate-hike-for-december-as-bitcoin-and-gold
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Rate expectations and dollar moves can influence dollar-denominated commodity prices, while easing Iran tensions may reduce the geopolitical premium in crude. The article gives no direct feed-grain supply or demand signal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-17 | [Gold retreats as Fed signals rate hike ahead, dollar strengthens \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18712-gold-retreats-as-fed-signals-rate-hike-ahead-dollar-strengthens-kitco-news.md) | +1.8% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-10-29 | [Gold retreats as Powell tempers rate cut expectations despite Fed easing \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22323-gold-retreats-as-powell-tempers-rate-cut-expectations-despite-fed-easing-kitco.md) | +1.0% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2016-11-02 | [The Federal Reserve looks ready to roll with an interest rate hike in December](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73752-the-federal-reserve-looks-ready-to-roll-with-an-interest-rate-hike-in-december.md) | -0.6% | +3.2% |
| DXY | 2022-11-18 | [Gold falls on Fed rate hike prospects, on track for weekly dip \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38592-gold-falls-on-fed-rate-hike-prospects-on-track-for-weekly-dip-reuters.md) | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2018-09-26 | [Gold prices fall following Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62952-gold-prices-fall-following-fed-rate-hike.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| WTI | 2022-06-23 | [Oil prices slump as investors fear Fed rate hikes will hurt demand \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41110-oil-prices-slump-as-investors-fear-fed-rate-hikes-will-hurt-demand-reuters.md) | +4.5% | -8.0% |
| WTI | 2023-03-07 | [Oil and Gold Prices Slump As Powell Signals Further Rate Hikes to Come - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36780-oil-and-gold-prices-slump-as-powell-signals-further-rate-hikes-to-come-markets.md) | -7.1% | -0.0% |
| WTI | 2018-10-23 | [Canadian dollar shakes off plunge in oil as investors brace for BoC rate hike - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62779-canadian-dollar-shakes-off-plunge-in-oil-as-investors-brace-for-boc-rate-hike.md) | -3.2% | -17.6% |

## Sources

- coindesk.com: https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/11/10/live-news-traders-price-in-fed-rate-hike-for-december-as-bitcoin-and-gold-retreat

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