# Dollar falls to three-month low on Treasury buyback worries | Reuters

> The dollar fell to a three-month low against the euro on Friday after the US Treasury pledged to at least double buybacks of longer-dated debt, raising concerns about the currency. Long-dated yields had hit their highest since 2007 amid fiscal and geopolitical worries.

- Date: 2026-08-21 · published 2026-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18084-dollar-falls-to-three-month-low-on-treasury-buyback-worries-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities, and concerns over US fiscal health and long-end yields add uncertainty to macro-driven commodity demand and financing.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-05-04 | [Dollar falls to one-week low as Powell pushes back against 75 bp hike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41619-dollar-falls-to-one-week-low-as-powell-pushes-back-against-75-bp-hike-reuters.md) | +0.9% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2024-11-25 | [Dollar eases as Treasuries rally on Bessent Treasury nomination \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27608-dollar-eases-as-treasuries-rally-on-bessent-treasury-nomination-reuters.md) | -0.3% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2023-02-01 | [Dollar falls to nine-month low as Powell notes progress in disinflation \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37522-dollar-falls-to-nine-month-low-as-powell-notes-progress-in-disinflation-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-01-02 | [Dollar falls to more than 3-month low on first trading day of 2018](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67214-dollar-falls-to-more-than-3-month-low-on-first-trading-day-of-2018.md) | -0.5% | -2.7% |
| DXY | 2023-08-29 | [Dollar drops on jobs data, yen rises from 10-month low \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34780-dollar-drops-on-jobs-data-yen-rises-from-10-month-low-reuters.md) | +0.9% | +1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2026-01-27 | [Dollar sinks to four-year low, Trump brushes off the decline \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10159-dollar-sinks-to-four-year-low-trump-brushes-off-the-decline-reuters.md) | -0.7% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2020-11-26 | [Euro rises to near 3-month high as US dollar falls - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50370-euro-rises-to-near-3-month-high-as-us-dollar-falls-the-business-times.md) | +2.0% | +2.9% |
| EURUSD | 2023-01-23 | [Dollar edges lower vs euro on ECB rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37999-dollar-edges-lower-vs-euro-on-ecb-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/dollar-wobbles-investors-balk-us-treasurys-rescue-efforts-2026-08-21/

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