# Dollar mixed, Mexican peso and Canadian dollar drop on auto tariffs

> The dollar was mixed on March 27 as traders weighed the severity of auto tariffs Trump was due to announce. The Mexican peso fell 1.03% to 20.329 per dollar and the Canadian dollar dropped 0.33% to C$1.43.

- Date: 2025-03-27 · published 2025-03-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25795-dollar-mixed-mexican-peso-and-canadian-dollar-drop-on-auto-tariffs
- Commodities: [Mexican Peso (MXN per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDMXN.md), [Canadian Dollar (CAD per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCAD.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Currency weakness in Mexico and Canada makes US-bound exports cheaper in dollar terms while raising the cost of US feed imports, and tariff uncertainty adds volatility to cross-border grain and livestock trade.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral
- USDCAD: bullish ▲
- USDMXN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Canadian dollar steadies as oil lifts BoC rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19934-canadian-dollar-steadies-as-oil-lifts-boc-rate-hike-bets-the-globe-and-mail.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2020-03-03 | [Canadian dollar weakens as investors bet on Bank of Canada matching Fed rate cut - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54361-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-investors-bet-on-bank-of-canada-matching-fed-rate.md) | +0.3% | +5.5% |
| DXY | 2025-03-31 | [Pound steadies against dollar as US trade tariffs loom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25831-pound-steadies-against-dollar-as-us-trade-tariffs-loom.md) | -0.5% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2018-07-19 | [Dollar and gold falters as Trump hits fed, stocks drop: markets wrap - MINING.COM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63947-dollar-and-gold-falters-as-trump-hits-fed-stocks-drop-markets-wrap-mining-com.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2025-02-26 | [US dollar rises as economic, tariff outlook gauged](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26223-us-dollar-rises-as-economic-tariff-outlook-gauged.md) | +0.5% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/euro-three-week-low-trump-imposes-auto-tariffs-2025-03-27/

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