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The dollar is under pressure as investors reassess Trump's trade policies, attacks on Federal Reserve independence, and increased public spending. The currency fell more than 9% in his first year, its worst yearly performance in a long time.
A weaker dollar makes US dollar-priced commodities cheaper for foreign buyers, which tends to support feed grain and meal prices and can lift US export demand.
reuters.comAmanda Cooper, Dhara Ranasinghe, Samuel IndykJan 26, 2026After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.
Dated 2026-01-26, it describes the dollar under renewed pressure from reassessment of Trump trade policy, Fed independence concerns and spending, which fits sentiment-driven selling on the day of the drop.
