# The Dollar Has Its Worst Start to a Year Since 1973

> The dollar recorded its worst start to a year since 1973, according to a New York Times report dated June 30, 2025. The article links the decline to Trump's trade proposals, inflation worries and rising government debt. It also cites slowly sliding confidence in the US role at the center of the global financial system.

- Date: 2025-06-30 · published 2025-06-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24416-the-dollar-has-its-worst-start-to-a-year-since-1973
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A sustained dollar slide tends to lift dollar-priced commodities and improve US export competitiveness. Persistent currency weakness can also raise import costs for feed-importing countries.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-12-29 | [Dollar falls to end worst year since 2003, bitcoin soars](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67391-dollar-falls-to-end-worst-year-since-2003-bitcoin-soars.md) | -1.1% | -3.1% |
| DXY | 2020-12-31 | [More weakness seen as dollar posts worst year since 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49567-more-weakness-seen-as-dollar-posts-worst-year-since-2017.md) | -0.0% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2019-06-21 | [Thai Baht hits six year high - 31.05 to the US dollar \| Thaiger](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58869-thai-baht-hits-six-year-high-31-05-to-the-us-dollar-thaiger.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-08-01 | [U.S. Dollar Suffers Its Worst Month in a Decade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52347-u-s-dollar-suffers-its-worst-month-in-a-decade.md) | +0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-12-29 | [Dollar sees first yearly loss since 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32898-dollar-sees-first-yearly-loss-since-2020.md) | +0.8% | +2.1% |

## Sources

- nytimes.com: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/business/dollar-decline-trump.html

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