# No love for the dollar as markets fret about Fed independence

> Investors sold the dollar on June 26, 2025 as concerns grew about the independence of the Federal Reserve. Commentary focused on the upcoming selection of a new Fed chair. The article describes the dollar's weakness as tied to doubts about US institutions.

- Date: 2025-06-26 · published 2025-06-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24413-no-love-for-the-dollar-as-markets-fret-about-fed-independence
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Doubts about Fed independence can push the dollar lower and raise inflation expectations, which tends to support dollar-priced commodities. Feed importers face higher local-currency costs when the dollar weakens against their currencies.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-04-21 | [Dollar hits three-year low as Trump attacks threaten Fed's independence](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25326-dollar-hits-three-year-low-as-trump-attacks-threaten-fed-s-independence.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-03-02 | [US asset markets: What Fed cuts mean for US Treasuries and the dollar \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7151-us-asset-markets-what-fed-cuts-mean-for-us-treasuries-and-the-dollar-articles.md) | -0.8% | +4.0% |
| DXY | 2023-11-20 | [Dollar stumbles to over two-month low as markets eye Fed cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12032-dollar-stumbles-to-over-two-month-low-as-markets-eye-fed-cuts.md) | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2020-07-30 | [Forex markets: Dollar, U.S. Federal Reserve in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52297-forex-markets-dollar-u-s-federal-reserve-in-focus.md) | -0.3% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2026-02-04 | [U.S. dollar rebound to be cut short by rate cut bets, doubts over Fed independence: Reuters poll \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20836-u-s-dollar-rebound-to-be-cut-short-by-rate-cut-bets-doubts-over-fed.md) | -0.4% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/no-love-dollar-markets-fret-about-fed-independence-2025-06-26/

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