# Dollar tumbles as Trump team signals no immediate tariffs

> The dollar fell broadly on Monday after an official for the incoming Trump administration signaled no immediate tariffs. Trump had previously pledged 10% tariffs on global imports and 60% on Chinese goods.

- Date: 2025-01-20 · published 2025-01-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12672-dollar-tumbles-as-trump-team-signals-no-immediate-tariffs
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Delayed tariff threats reduce near-term trade-war risk for feed-grain export flows and ease pressure on import costs. A weaker dollar tends to support U.S. feed commodity prices in dollar terms.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-01-24 | 5 | -1.5% | -2.8 | The dollar fell broadly on Jan 20 when Trump's team signaled no immediate tariffs, removing a tariff-driven safe-haven and rate premium and starting the week's decline. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-02-20 | [Dollar dips after Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20833-dollar-dips-after-supreme-court-rules-against-trump-s-tariffs-reuters.md) | -0.3% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-02-04 | [US dollar edges lower as China tariffs kick in](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26336-us-dollar-edges-lower-as-china-tariffs-kick-in.md) | -0.4% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2019-08-01 | [Dollar falls against yen after Trump whacks China with more tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57813-dollar-falls-against-yen-after-trump-whacks-china-with-more-tariffs-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Dollar hit by crossfire as Trump talks currency wars](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73222-dollar-hit-by-crossfire-as-trump-talks-currency-wars.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-02-02 | [Dollar lower after U.S. tariffs on Mexico paused for a month](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26268-dollar-lower-after-u-s-tariffs-on-mexico-paused-for-a-month.md) | -0.0% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/global-markets-trump-instant-view-2025-01-20/

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