# Be careful what you wish for on a weaker dollar | Reuters

> Analysis questions the assumption that the Trump administration wants a deeper dollar decline as part of a push to shrink the trade deficit. Some advisers favor tariff hikes and a more competitive currency.

- Date: 2026-01-28 · published 2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10162-be-careful-what-you-wish-for-on-a-weaker-dollar-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Uncertainty about whether policy will drive further dollar weakness makes the currency outlook less clear, which affects how buyers should price dollar-denominated feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-03-03 | [Too early for U.S. dollar sell-off despite Fed rate cuts - Reuters poll](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6187-too-early-for-u-s-dollar-sell-off-despite-fed-rate-cuts-reuters-poll.md) | +0.3% | +5.5% |
| DXY | 2017-01-25 | [Tokyo on edge as Washington, Detroit blast strong dollar - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73231-tokyo-on-edge-as-washington-detroit-blast-strong-dollar-nikkei-asia.md) | -0.7% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2017-01-01 | [China tweaks yuan basket to play down US dollar \| South China Morning Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73191-china-tweaks-yuan-basket-to-play-down-us-dollar-south-china-morning-post.md) | +0.1% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2020-03-26 | [Central Banks Use Swap Lines to Maintain the Flow of US Dollar \| Yale School of Management](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6587-central-banks-use-swap-lines-to-maintain-the-flow-of-us-dollar-yale-school-of.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2017-01-28 | [Does Trump think the yen is too weak? - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73233-does-trump-think-the-yen-is-too-weak-nikkei-asia.md) | -1.2% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/be-careful-what-you-wish-weaker-dollar-2026-01-28/

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