# Dollar rides into second half of 2026 on a 'winner takes it all' wave | Reuters

> Investors have built large bullish dollar positions, with speculative net longs around $30 billion, the largest since the start of Trump's second presidency. Several major currencies, including the won, have weakened against the dollar.

- Date: 2026-06-26 · published 2026-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11986-dollar-rides-into-second-half-of-2026-on-a-winner-takes-it-all-wave-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy speculative dollar buying can extend the rally and keep pressure on commodities priced in dollars, while weaker currencies raise import costs for feed-buying countries.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-06-16 | [Dollar jumps after Fed pulls interest rate hikes into 2023 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5929-dollar-jumps-after-fed-pulls-interest-rate-hikes-into-2023-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2021-11-11 | [Hot U.S. inflation drives dollar to 2021 peaks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44245-hot-u-s-inflation-drives-dollar-to-2021-peaks-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-04-22 | [Wall Street dives, dollar jumps as rate hikes take spotlight \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7375-wall-street-dives-dollar-jumps-as-rate-hikes-take-spotlight-reuters.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-05-18 | [IDR/USD: Indonesian Rupiah Set for Rally in Second Half on Weaker Dollar - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24975-idr-usd-indonesian-rupiah-set-for-rally-in-second-half-on-weaker-dollar.md) | -1.4% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2021-11-25 | [Asian stocks fall on dollar strength, Bank of Korea hikes rates \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44286-asian-stocks-fall-on-dollar-strength-bank-of-korea-hikes-rates-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/dollar-rides-into-second-half-2026-winner-takes-it-all-wave-2026-06-26/

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