# DXY surges: Pressure on domestic exchange rates and impact on export markets.

> The Dollar Index rose 0.3% to 97.93 on February 5 after briefly hitting a four-year low, reaching its highest level in about two years. The article says the dollar's strength is putting pressure on emerging-market currencies, including the dong, and it notes that the State Bank of Vietnam's central rate has not moved more than 0.4% in a day since 2016.

- Date: 2026-02-06 · published 2026-02-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20922-dxy-surges-pressure-on-domestic-exchange-rates-and-impact-on-export-markets
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Vietnamese Dong (VND per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDVND.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar lifts the cost of dollar-priced commodities for emerging-market importers and can weigh on export demand. Its effect on feed grains is indirect and depends on how long the strength lasts.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDVND: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-05-09 | [Three Catalysts Pressuring Emerging Markets \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12777-three-catalysts-pressuring-emerging-markets-exchange-rates-uk.md) | +0.1% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2019-09-24 | [Rates In US Continue To Put Upwards Pressure On The US Dollar \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57274-rates-in-us-continue-to-put-upwards-pressure-on-the-us-dollar-exchange-rates-uk.md) | +0.6% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2016-08-29 | [Fed impact on markets still in play](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10616-fed-impact-on-markets-still-in-play.md) | +0.7% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-04-01 | [Strong Dollar's Impact on Grain Exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42202-strong-dollar-s-impact-on-grain-exports.md) | +1.0% | +4.2% |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [With the central exchange rate surpassing its peak, will year-end pressure increase?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18662-with-the-central-exchange-rate-surpassing-its-peak-will-year-end-pressure.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- vietnam.vn: https://www.vietnam.vn/en/dxy-tang-vot-ap-luc-len-ti-gia-trong-nuoc-va-tac-dong-toi-thi-truong-xuat-khau

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