# Dollar reclaims safe-haven mantle as Iran strikes rattle nerves | Reuters

> The dollar regained safe-haven demand as strikes on Iran unsettled markets. Analysts said investors who had shifted away from the dollar during last year's US-driven tariff selloff moved back into it after the oil shock.

- Date: 2026-03-02 · published 2026-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10712-dollar-reclaims-safe-haven-mantle-as-iran-strikes-rattle-nerves-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed safe-haven demand strengthens the dollar against foreign currencies, which tends to pressure US commodity export competitiveness and dollar-priced feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-03-02 | 1 | +0.7% | 3.3 | Safe-haven demand returned to the dollar on 2026-03-02 as Iran strikes and the oil shock rattled markets, matching the day's move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-04-09 | [Dollar jumps as failed U.S.-Iran peace talks spark safe-haven push](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11161-dollar-jumps-as-failed-u-s-iran-peace-talks-spark-safe-haven-push.md) | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-03-25 | [Dollar rises as US-Iran divide dashes de-escalation hopes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20349-dollar-rises-as-us-iran-divide-dashes-de-escalation-hopes-reuters.md) | +0.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2026-03-03 | [Dollar Reclaims Ultimate Haven Role as War, Inflation Angst Grow - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10715-dollar-reclaims-ultimate-haven-role-as-war-inflation-angst-grow-bloomberg.md) | +0.7% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-03-07 | [Dollar edges higher as surging energy prices prompt safe-haven flows \| Financial Newsletter](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12080-dollar-edges-higher-as-surging-energy-prices-prompt-safe-haven-flows-financial.md) | +0.3% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/dollar-reclaims-safe-haven-mantle-iran-strikes-rattle-nerves-2026-03-02/

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