# FOREX | Dollar rises to one-month high; riskier currencies fall as shares falter - BusinessWorld Online

> The dollar rose to a one-month high against a basket of currencies, while the Australian and New Zealand dollars fell. Investors moved to safe-haven assets as concerns over rising bond yields weighed on risk sentiment.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11420-forex-dollar-rises-to-one-month-high-riskier-currencies-fall-as-shares-falter
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar and weaker commodity-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar typically pressure dollar-denominated export prices for grains and oilseeds.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-01-30 | [US Dollar On A Two-Month High, Asian Currencies Consistently Declining](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55323-us-dollar-on-a-two-month-high-asian-currencies-consistently-declining.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2021-11-17 | [FOREX-Rate bets rule currency markets as dollar shines; euro, Aussie sag \| Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11955-forex-rate-bets-rule-currency-markets-as-dollar-shines-euro-aussie-sag-business.md) | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [U.S. dollar rises to 13-month high on Fed rate hike views](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11992-u-s-dollar-rises-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-views.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2023-09-28 | [Dollar index powers to 10-month high - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34310-dollar-index-powers-to-10-month-high-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar rises to highest in a month - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8476-dollar-rises-to-highest-in-a-month-moneyweb.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/banking-finance/2021/03/02/347785/forex-dollar-rises-to-one-month-high-riskier-currencies-fall-as-shares-falter/

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