# Dollar slips as market awaits new data for direction | Reuters

> The dollar slid on Wednesday, consolidating a bounce from strong US economic data and Federal Reserve pushback against expectations of imminent rate cuts. Traders awaited fresh data for direction.

- Date: 2024-02-07 · published 2024-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/31885-dollar-slips-as-market-awaits-new-data-for-direction-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar on delayed Fed easing tends to weigh on US dollar-priced grains and soymeal exports, while a weaker dollar supports them.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Dollar slips as Fed holds rates steady \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8418-dollar-slips-as-fed-holds-rates-steady-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2026-07-31 | [Dollar slips against yen as intervention risks drag \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18579-dollar-slips-against-yen-as-intervention-risks-drag-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-08-29 | [Dollar Slips as PCE Data Meets Forecasts, Fed Cut Bets Build](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23512-dollar-slips-as-pce-data-meets-forecasts-fed-cut-bets-build.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2026-01-25 | [Dollar slips across the board as intervention risk lifts yen \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10160-dollar-slips-across-the-board-as-intervention-risk-lifts-yen-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-10-21 | [Dollar dips as traders wait on Fed; Aussie gains By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/650-dollar-dips-as-traders-wait-on-fed-aussie-gains-by-reuters.md) | +0.5% | — |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-defensive-after-pullback-nearly-3-month-peak-2024-02-07/

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