# U.S. Dollar Index soars to highest since 2020, while euro is under pressure as Russia-Ukraine conflict deepens - MarketWatch

> The U.S. Dollar Index rose 1% to 98.80 on March 4, 2022, its highest level since May 2020, as the deepening Russia-Ukraine conflict drove safe-haven buying. The euro fell 1.4% to its lowest level against the dollar since that same period.

- Date: 2022-03-04 · published 2022-03-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12078-u-s-dollar-index-soars-to-highest-since-2020-while-euro-is-under-pressure-as
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp dollar rally makes U.S. feed grains and meals more expensive for foreign buyers and tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices. European currency weakness also raises the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-03-07 | 5 | +1.8% | 3.1 | Dollar index rose 1% on March 4 to the highest since 2020 as the Ukraine conflict deepened and the euro fell, contributing to the window's gain. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-03-01 | [Euro falls to lowest since June 2020 as Russia's invasion of Ukraine picks up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8259-euro-falls-to-lowest-since-june-2020-as-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-picks-up.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6985-dollar-surges-as-russia-invades-ukraine-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Euro hits three-week low, Aussie skids as Putin orders troops into Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9835-euro-hits-three-week-low-aussie-skids-as-putin-orders-troops-into-ukraine.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-03-01 | [Euro falls to lowest since June 2020 as Russia's invasion of Ukraine picks up](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8259-euro-falls-to-lowest-since-june-2020-as-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-picks-up.md) | -3.2% | -2.2% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-25 | [From euro to EM: Russia's Ukraine war upends market bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9834-from-euro-to-em-russia-s-ukraine-war-upends-market-bets-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -1.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-02-24 | [Euro hits three-week low, Aussie skids as Putin orders troops into Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9835-euro-hits-three-week-low-aussie-skids-as-putin-orders-troops-into-ukraine.md) | -1.9% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- marketwatch.com: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-dollar-index-soars-to-highest-since-2020-while-euro-is-under-pressure-as-russia-ukraine-conflict-deepens-2022-03-04

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