# U.S. Trade Policy & the Dollar

> The dollar has weakened in 2018 despite supportive U.S. data and expected Fed rate hikes, with analysts pointing to faster growth abroad and comments from the Trump administration on trade policy. The author notes that a focus on cutting the trade deficit could cap dollar gains, and that a possible abrogation of NAFTA is a wild card.

- Date: 2018-02-01 · published 2018-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12006-u-s-trade-policy-and-the-dollar
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md)

## Why it matters

Trade-policy uncertainty such as a possible NAFTA exit could disrupt U.S. feed and grain export flows to Mexico and Canada. A weaker dollar would support U.S. commodity export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCAD: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-03-24 | [How the U.S. could intervene to weaken its surging dollar By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6589-how-the-u-s-could-intervene-to-weaken-its-surging-dollar-by-reuters.md) | -2.3% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2020-08-27 | [The Mexican peso loses 24 cents against the dollar - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51833-the-mexican-peso-loses-24-cents-against-the-dollar-opportimes.md) | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2018-06-22 | [Oil rallies over 3% as dollar dips, OPEC's meeting proceeds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11574-oil-rallies-over-3-as-dollar-dips-opec-s-meeting-proceeds.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2017-08-30 | [Renminbi rises strongly against US dollar - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10861-renminbi-rises-strongly-against-us-dollar-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2025-04-12 | [Bank of England's Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25379-bank-of-england-s-greene-says-dollar-drop-adds-to-tariff-inflation-puzzle.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- westernsouthern.com: https://www.westernsouthern.com/fortwashington/insights/us-trade-policy-and-the-dollar

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