# Dollar stumbles to over two-month low as markets eye Fed cuts

> The dollar fell to a two-month low after weaker-than-expected US economic data and an inflation reading below estimates. The yuan and Australian dollar both hit three-month highs against the greenback.

- Date: 2023-11-20 · published 2023-11-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12032-dollar-stumbles-to-over-two-month-low-as-markets-eye-fed-cuts
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Chinese Yuan (CNY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCNY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar with markets pricing Fed cuts tends to support dollar-priced commodities and lowers the cost of imports for emerging-market buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDCNY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| USDCNY | 2023-11-20 | 1 | -0.6% | -3.1 | Broad dollar weakness to a two-month low on soft US data and Fed cut expectations, with the yuan hitting three-month highs, directly explains the CNY per USD drop on 2023-11-20. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-06-08 | [Wheat prices add over two percent as dollar plumbs one-month low](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9126-wheat-prices-add-over-two-percent-as-dollar-plumbs-one-month-low.md) | +1.0% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-12-27 | [Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32899-dollar-hits-5-mth-low-against-euro-as-fed-seen-closer-to-rate-cuts.md) | +0.7% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-05-27 | [South African rand firms as dollar sinks to a month low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41694-south-african-rand-firms-as-dollar-sinks-to-a-month-low-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2019-12-11 | [Dollar slips to 4-month low as Fed holds rates, nixes hike hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55754-dollar-slips-to-4-month-low-as-fed-holds-rates-nixes-hike-hopes.md) | -0.6% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Dollar Vs. Euro: Greenback Hits One-Month Low As ECB Eyes Rate Hikes - Markets Insider](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41613-dollar-vs-euro-greenback-hits-one-month-low-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-markets.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| USDCNY | 2026-01-28 | [Yuan hits fresh 32-month high as dollar tumbles, PBOC boosts guidance \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21277-yuan-hits-fresh-32-month-high-as-dollar-tumbles-pboc-boosts-guidance.md) | -0.2% | -1.2% |
| USDCNY | 2020-03-02 | [Dollar takes a back seat as markets bet on Fed rate cuts - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6185-dollar-takes-a-back-seat-as-markets-bet-on-fed-rate-cuts-the-hindubusinessline.md) | -0.9% | +1.5% |
| USDCNY | 2024-01-22 | [Exclusive: China moves to support yuan as stock markets tumble \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32350-exclusive-china-moves-to-support-yuan-as-stock-markets-tumble-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- dtnext.in: https://www.dtnext.in/news/business/dollar-stumbles-to-over-two-month-low-as-markets-eye-fed-cuts-749492

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