# US Dollar Index Extends Rebound

> The US Dollar Index rose to 99.9 on Wednesday, its highest in three weeks, after the Fed held rates with three hawkish dissents. The index later hovered near 102.1 and was on track for a fourth weekly gain, its highest since April 2025.

- Date: 2026-04-29 · published 2026-04-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19917-us-dollar-index-extends-rebound
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A broadly stronger dollar reduces US export competitiveness and tends to soften dollar-priced grain and oilseed values, while persistent Middle East tensions keep energy-driven inflation risk in focus.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-05-16 | [Dollar rebounds on high US import prices \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30142-dollar-rebounds-on-high-us-import-prices-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2025-09-19 | [Dollar extends post-Fed rebound; sterling hit by fiscal worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23081-dollar-extends-post-fed-rebound-sterling-hit-by-fiscal-worries-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-11-17 | [Commodities slump as dollar rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38596-commodities-slump-as-dollar-rebounds.md) | +0.4% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-07-13 | [Pound extends fall after US inflation data lifts dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46308-pound-extends-fall-after-us-inflation-data-lifts-dollar-markets-business.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2017-03-31 | [EUR/USD Nosedives On Soft EMU Inflation While Dollar Rebounds - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72204-eur-usd-nosedives-on-soft-emu-inflation-while-dollar-rebounds-actionforex.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- tradingeconomics.com: https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/currency/news/546187

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