# Dollar soft as possible U.S. shutdown, jobs report delay hurt sentiment

> The dollar was soft as a possible US government shutdown threatened to halt data releases, including the September jobs report. Traders priced 42 basis points of Fed easing by December.

- Date: 2025-10-01 · published 2025-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23085-dollar-soft-as-possible-u-s-shutdown-jobs-report-delay-hurt-sentiment
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar supports dollar-denominated commodity prices, while a shutdown that delays data adds uncertainty to Fed policy. The effect on feed markets is indirect and likely modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-05-29 | [EUR/USD rebounds sharply as soft US jobs, GDP data sink US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24905-eur-usd-rebounds-sharply-as-soft-us-jobs-gdp-data-sink-us-dollar.md) | -0.8% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2021-08-16 | [Dollar weighed by soggy consumer sentiment; Chinese data hurts Aussie \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45756-dollar-weighed-by-soggy-consumer-sentiment-chinese-data-hurts-aussie-reuters.md) | +1.3% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2016-12-02 | [Dollar tanks as U.S. jobs cast doubt on pace of future hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73648-dollar-tanks-as-u-s-jobs-cast-doubt-on-pace-of-future-hikes-reuters.md) | -0.5% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-10-17 | [Dollar dips as UK budget U-turn improves market sentiment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39402-dollar-dips-as-uk-budget-u-turn-improves-market-sentiment.md) | -0.5% | -3.8% |
| DXY | 2024-04-29 | [Yen jumps against dollar on possible intervention](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30963-yen-jumps-against-dollar-on-possible-intervention.md) | -0.7% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/30/dollar-soft-as-possible-us-shutdown-jobs-report-delay-hurt-sentiment.html

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