# Dollar strengthens as traders await return of U.S. data | Reuters

> The dollar strengthened as traders waited for the return of delayed US economic data. Markets cut the probability of a 25-basis-point December Fed rate cut to under 40%, down from over 60% earlier in the month.

- Date: 2025-11-17 · published 2025-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22148-dollar-strengthens-as-traders-await-return-of-u-s-data-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced odds of Fed easing support the dollar, which can pressure dollar-priced commodities and weigh on US export competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-11-14 | [Dollar retains strength against peers on Trump trade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11853-dollar-retains-strength-against-peers-on-trump-trade-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -0.0% |
| 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 | 2021-06-15 | [FOREX-Dollar edges up after U.S. inflation data as traders await Fed outcome](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12552-forex-dollar-edges-up-after-u-s-inflation-data-as-traders-await-fed-outcome.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2022-11-02 | [Dollar regains strength as Powell dashes hope of a Fed pause \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38842-dollar-regains-strength-as-powell-dashes-hope-of-a-fed-pause-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -4.2% |
| DXY | 2017-11-01 | [Dollar rises on strong U.S. data, Fed signals \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68151-dollar-rises-on-strong-u-s-data-fed-signals-reuters.md) | +0.1% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/dollar-steady-investors-eye-release-us-data-backlog-2025-11-17/

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