
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he could support a 25-basis-point rate increase in December even if October inflation eases. He also said a 50-basis-point increase could be considered if monthly core inflation is at least 0.3%; the remarks lifted the dollar and bond yields and pressured gold.
Higher rate expectations can support the dollar and raise financing costs, weighing on dollar-priced commodities. The article does not identify a direct feed-commodity supply or demand impact.
After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% 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.