# The dollar is losing its war premium, and emerging markets are loving it: Chart of the Day

> The dollar index is losing the war premium it built during the Iran conflict and is on track for its third-biggest decline of the year. Emerging market equities and broad risk assets are rallying as the dollar weakens.

- Date: 2026-04-08 · published 2026-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11163-the-dollar-is-losing-its-war-premium-and-emerging-markets-are-loving-it-chart
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and firmer emerging-market demand can support commodity import demand and lift prices for dollar-priced feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-04-08 | 1 | -1.0% | -3.3 | The dollar was shedding its war-driven premium as risk assets and emerging-market currencies rallied, which is consistent with the sharp drop that day. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-07-28 | [Why is the US dollar losing its shine?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35220-why-is-the-us-dollar-losing-its-shine.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2017-11-06 | [U.S. Dollar Slides Against Emerging Markets on Low Yields - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68183-u-s-dollar-slides-against-emerging-markets-on-low-yields-wsj.md) | -0.1% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2017-01-05 | [China's Offshore Yuan is Bossing the US Dollar Around Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10253-china-s-offshore-yuan-is-bossing-the-us-dollar-around-today.md) | +0.1% | -2.7% |
| DXY | 2020-07-29 | [Is the US dollar losing its clout as the world's reserve currency?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52391-is-the-us-dollar-losing-its-clout-as-the-world-s-reserve-currency.md) | +0.4% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-03-02 | [US asset markets: What Fed cuts mean for US Treasuries and the dollar \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7151-us-asset-markets-what-fed-cuts-mean-for-us-treasuries-and-the-dollar-articles.md) | -0.8% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-dollar-is-losing-its-war-premium-and-emerging-markets-are-loving-it-chart-of-the-day-152058874.html

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