# Dollar rebounds as White House seeks to ease tensions over Fed, China trade

> The dollar rebounded against major peers on hopes of de-escalating trade tensions, after President Trump backed away from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Powell. The move offered relief to investors.

- Date: 2025-04-23 · published 2025-04-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25328-dollar-rebounds-as-white-house-seeks-to-ease-tensions-over-fed-china-trade
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Easing trade tensions reduce the risk of retaliatory tariffs on US farm exports, supporting demand expectations for US commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-12-15 | [Dollar rebounds as Fed's Williams talks down rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8713-dollar-rebounds-as-fed-s-williams-talks-down-rate-cuts.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2021-01-11 | [China's yuan eases to 1-week low to reflect dollar rebound - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49365-china-s-yuan-eases-to-1-week-low-to-reflect-dollar-rebound-markets-business.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-08-28 | [Canadian dollar slips as trade tensions, Fed outlook keep loonie under pressure By Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18124-canadian-dollar-slips-as-trade-tensions-fed-outlook-keep-loonie-under-pressure.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-03-30 | [Dollar rebounds as shale 'isolates' US but Fed outlook clouds gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20353-dollar-rebounds-as-shale-isolates-us-but-fed-outlook-clouds-gains.md) | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2023-04-17 | [Dollar rebounds on higher expectations for Fed hike in May \| IBTimes UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36609-dollar-rebounds-on-higher-expectations-for-fed-hike-in-may-ibtimes-uk.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/dollar-surges-trump-backs-down-threat-fire-feds-powell-2025-04-23/

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