# FOREX-U.S jobs data supports dollar as fragile risk-on mood holds

> Encouraging US services and employment data, including stronger-than-expected private hiring, lifted the dollar and halted a recent slide. The gains came alongside a broad risk-on move after news that US-China trade talks would resume next month.

- Date: 2019-09-06 · published 2019-09-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12330-forex-u-s-jobs-data-supports-dollar-as-fragile-risk-on-mood-holds
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar makes dollar-priced feed commodities more expensive for foreign buyers, which is mildly bearish for grain and meal prices. Easing trade tensions support risk appetite but do little for near-term feed demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-29 | [Dollar up vs euro on Merkel exit news, U.S. data supports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62752-dollar-up-vs-euro-on-merkel-exit-news-u-s-data-supports.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2020-10-15 | [Aussie hits two-week low; risk-off mood supports US dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50900-aussie-hits-two-week-low-risk-off-mood-supports-us-dollar-financial-post.md) | -0.7% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-03-13 | [Yuan Holds Up As Risk-Off Lifts The Dollar - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11471-yuan-holds-up-as-risk-off-lifts-the-dollar-finimize.md) | +0.3% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2025-01-10 | [Rand Tumbles Above 19 as Dollar Strengthens on US Jobs Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26805-rand-tumbles-above-19-as-dollar-strengthens-on-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-03-03 | [Euro extends recent fall, U.S. dollar gains ahead of jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8257-euro-extends-recent-fall-u-s-dollar-gains-ahead-of-jobs-data.md) | +0.7% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/forex-u-jobs-data-supports-011402834.html

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