# Dollar struggles to rebound as fragile US-Iran ceasefire keeps markets wary | Reuters

> The dollar struggled to rebound on April 9 as the fragile US-Iran ceasefire kept currency markets cautious. Iran had not lifted its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel continued strikes in Lebanon.

- Date: 2026-04-09 · published 2026-04-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11158-dollar-struggles-to-rebound-as-fragile-us-iran-ceasefire-keeps-markets-wary
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Continued disruption at the Strait of Hormuz keeps oil supply risk elevated, which supports energy costs and feed production expenses.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- BRENT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2026-03-12 | [Oil settles up 9% as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6638-oil-settles-up-9-as-iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-closed-reuters.md) | +10.6% | +13.9% |
| WTI | 2026-02-28 | [Iran war throws oil market into biggest crisis in decades \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20769-iran-war-throws-oil-market-into-biggest-crisis-in-decades-reuters.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |
| WTI | 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) | +10.2% | +1.3% |
| WTI | 2026-03-06 | [Iran war sends US crude futures up 12% a barrel \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5572-iran-war-sends-us-crude-futures-up-12-a-barrel-reuters.md) | +18.2% | +39.2% |
| WTI | 2026-03-01 | [Oil and gas prices surge as Iran war disrupts Middle Eastern output \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5228-oil-and-gas-prices-surge-as-iran-war-disrupts-middle-eastern-output-reuters.md) | +35.6% | +50.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-02 | [European markets hurting as Iran war widens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11002-european-markets-hurting-as-iran-war-widens-reuters.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |
| BRENT | 2026-03-12 | [Oil settles up 9% as Iran vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6638-oil-settles-up-9-as-iran-vows-to-keep-strait-of-hormuz-closed-reuters.md) | +23.1% | +16.8% |
| BRENT | 2026-02-28 | [Iran war throws oil market into biggest crisis in decades \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20769-iran-war-throws-oil-market-into-biggest-crisis-in-decades-reuters.md) | +31.0% | +62.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/dollar-steadies-fragile-us-iran-ceasefire-weighs-markets-2026-04-09/

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