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Jun 18, 2026MACROUS

Dollar Rally Extends as Fed Signals Rate Hike Likely in Coming Months

The dollar posted its biggest two-day rally in three months and moved back toward a late-March peak. Traders bet the Federal Reserve will begin raising rates as soon as late next month.

WHY IT MATTERS

Bets on an imminent Fed hike strengthen the dollar and can weigh on dollar-priced commodities.

AFFECTSDXY▲

SOURCE
bloomberg.comCarter Johnson, Anya AndrianovaJun 18, 2026

Price reaction & history

DXY▲bullishSO FAR1d +0.8%5d +1.4%20d +1.0%

After 2,356 past bullish macro events, DXY moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.

Nov 26, 2016Dollar Rally Hinges on Fed Moves as Traders Eye Jobs Report Next - Bloomberg-0.6%
Jun 23, 2026Dollar Hits Highest Since November as Fed Rate Hike Bets Strengthen - Bloomberg+0.3%
Oct 1, 2021Dollar heads for best week in months as Fed tightening looms-0.1%
Aug 18, 2020Dollar extends gain but shares retreat as Fed signals stimulus+0.1%
Jun 14, 2023US dollar falls, but off four-week lows, as Fed signals more rate hikes | Reuters-0.4%

Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.

Linked price moves

DXY+1.8%5 periods to Jun 24, 20263.1σ
The dollar's biggest two-day rally in three months on Fed hike signals directly drove the early part of the 5-day gain.

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