# President Trump talks up dollar in Davos

> The dollar index edged up after slipping nearly 1% to a fresh three-year low. The index has fallen about 12% since April when Trump said the dollar was getting too strong.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10403-president-trump-talks-up-dollar-in-davos
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar over the long run supports dollar-priced commodity exports, though the small bounce shows limited near-term reversal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-02-01 | [Dollar Caught Between President Trump’s Tough Talk, Policy Plans - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72744-dollar-caught-between-president-trump-s-tough-talk-policy-plans-wsj.md) | +0.2% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-12-31 | [Dollar stands tall in 2024, propped up by cautious Fed, Trump trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27182-dollar-stands-tall-in-2024-propped-up-by-cautious-fed-trump-trade.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2017-04-19 | [Deconstructing Trump’s Dollar Talk \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71683-deconstructing-trump-s-dollar-talk-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Rand, stocks rise as Trump trips up dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73244-rand-stocks-rise-as-trump-trips-up-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-05-23 | [US dollar tumbles as Trump's EU tariff talk spurs investor flight](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24859-us-dollar-tumbles-as-trump-s-eu-tariff-talk-spurs-investor-flight.md) | -0.2% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting-dollar/mnuchin-says-not-concerned-where-dollar-is-in-short-term-idUSKBN1FE0TD/?feedName=businessNews&feedType=RSS

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