# Dollar slides as Fed rate hike outlook tumbles after SVB collapse

> The US dollar index fell 0.59% as short-dated Treasury yields tumbled, reducing a key driver of the currency's recent strength. The move followed the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and expectations of fewer Fed rate hikes.

- Date: 2023-03-13 · published 2023-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37051-dollar-slides-as-fed-rate-hike-outlook-tumbles-after-svb-collapse
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities and can lift US export competitiveness for feed grains and meal, while lower rate expectations ease financing costs for the sector.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-12-13 | [Gold jumps 1% as dollar slips on Fed rate outlook - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67390-gold-jumps-1-as-dollar-slips-on-fed-rate-outlook-the-business-times.md) | -0.4% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Australian Dollar rallies despite softer CPI as US Dollar tumbles after Fed, weaker data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18598-australian-dollar-rallies-despite-softer-cpi-as-us-dollar-tumbles-after-fed.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2022-05-23 | [Euro climbs as ECB eyes rate hikes, dollar slides \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12687-euro-climbs-as-ecb-eyes-rate-hikes-dollar-slides-reuters.md) | -0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-11-02 | [US dollar falls broadly after the Fed hints at a slower pace of rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38845-us-dollar-falls-broadly-after-the-fed-hints-at-a-slower-pace-of-rate-hikes.md) | -1.4% | -4.2% |
| DXY | 2023-03-22 | [Dollar falls after Fed raises rates, indicates one more hike ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36777-dollar-falls-after-fed-raises-rates-indicates-one-more-hike-ahead.md) | -1.0% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2019-12-11 | [Dollar slips to 4-month low as Fed holds rates, nixes hike hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55754-dollar-slips-to-4-month-low-as-fed-holds-rates-nixes-hike-hopes.md) | +5.1% | +4.1% |
| CORN | 2022-03-18 | [Why traders sell dollars after Fed vowed to aggressively hike rates? - CGTN](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42439-why-traders-sell-dollars-after-fed-vowed-to-aggressively-hike-rates-cgtn.md) | +0.0% | +6.2% |
| CORN | 2022-11-11 | [Dollar set for biggest two-day fall since 2009 as rate outlook shifts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38843-dollar-set-for-biggest-two-day-fall-since-2009-as-rate-outlook-shifts.md) | +3.0% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/dollar-slides-us-intervenes-svb-collapse-2023-03-13/

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