# Dollar jumps as Trump tariffs loom | Reuters

> The US dollar rose as tariff uncertainty weighed on sentiment. Markets were pricing in 58 basis points of Federal Reserve easing by year-end, with a cut of at least 25 bps not exceeding 50% probability until the June meeting.

- Date: 2025-02-27 · published 2025-02-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26222-dollar-jumps-as-trump-tariffs-loom-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar makes US feed grains and meals more expensive for overseas buyers, which tends to pressure US export prices. Less Fed easing keeps financing costs high for feed inventories.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-11-07 | [Trump's win emboldens dollar bulls as they brace for tariffs \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9518-trump-s-win-emboldens-dollar-bulls-as-they-brace-for-tariffs-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2022-04-22 | [Wall Street dives, dollar jumps as rate hikes take spotlight \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7375-wall-street-dives-dollar-jumps-as-rate-hikes-take-spotlight-reuters.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2022-01-27 | [Dollar jumps as markets brace for larger, faster rate hikes \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6268-dollar-jumps-as-markets-brace-for-larger-faster-rate-hikes-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-11-11 | [Euro hits near 7-month low vs dollar as tariff worries weigh \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7555-euro-hits-near-7-month-low-vs-dollar-as-tariff-worries-weigh-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-06-14 | [Dollar index jumps to two-decade high as traders await Fed rate move \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7709-dollar-index-jumps-to-two-decade-high-as-traders-await-fed-rate-move-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-firms-trumps-shifting-messages-tariffs-stir-uncertainty-2025-02-27/

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