# US dollar rally builds as hawkish Fed meeting stokes rate-hike bets | The Straits Times

> The US dollar extended its rally for a second day toward its late-March peak as traders priced in possible Fed rate hikes as soon as late July. The euro, Canadian dollar and yen all weakened, with the yen at its weakest since July 2024.

- Date: 2026-06-18 · published 2026-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11517-us-dollar-rally-builds-as-hawkish-fed-meeting-stokes-rate-hike-bets-the-straits
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A broad dollar rally tends to lower US commodity prices and make exports less competitive abroad. Currency weakness in Canada and Japan can also shift import demand for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-18 | 1 | -1.1% | -3.2 | The dollar rally on hawkish Fed rate-hike bets on the same day drove euro weakness against the dollar. |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | 5 | +1.8% | 3.1 | The dollar rally extended against the euro, CAD and yen on hike pricing, showing the breadth of the broad index move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-19 | [Euro steadies as the US Dollar eases, but hawkish Fed bets limit upside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11518-euro-steadies-as-the-us-dollar-eases-but-hawkish-fed-bets-limit-upside.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2026-06-30 | [US dollar holds near 13-month high as yen's slide, Fed rate hike bets boost the greenback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19010-us-dollar-holds-near-13-month-high-as-yen-s-slide-fed-rate-hike-bets-boost-the.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2022-01-17 | [Dollar edges up as traders assess Fed rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43326-dollar-edges-up-as-traders-assess-fed-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-05-15 | [Dollar climbs for fifth straight day as Fed rate hike bets grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19469-dollar-climbs-for-fifth-straight-day-as-fed-rate-hike-bets-grow.md) | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-09-29 | [Fed Rate Hike Bets and US Bond Rout Bolster the Dollar, Hurt Equities and Gold \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17391-fed-rate-hike-bets-and-us-bond-rout-bolster-the-dollar-hurt-equities-and-gold.md) | +0.5% | +0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-19 | [Euro steadies as the US Dollar eases, but hawkish Fed bets limit upside](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11518-euro-steadies-as-the-us-dollar-eases-but-hawkish-fed-bets-limit-upside.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-11 | [Rate hike bets support the dollar amid surging US inflation - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42876-rate-hike-bets-support-the-dollar-amid-surging-us-inflation-markets-business.md) | -1.1% | -4.8% |
| EURUSD | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- straitstimes.com: https://www.straitstimes.com/business/dollar-rally-builds-as-hawkish-fed-meeting-stokes-rate-hike-bets

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