# Dollar clings to gains after US data; traders eye upcoming Fed meetings - The Business Times

> The dollar clung to modest gains against the euro on Friday after US data showed consumer spending fell 0.2% in December and the PCE price index rose 0.1%. The euro traded near a nine-month high of 1.09295 touched on Monday, with traders awaiting a slew of upcoming central bank decisions.

- Date: 2023-01-29 · published 2023-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38005-dollar-clings-to-gains-after-us-data-traders-eye-upcoming-fed-meetings-the
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Soft US demand and cooling inflation point to a Fed that may slow tightening, which limits dollar strength and helps keep dollar-priced commodity exports competitive.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-17 | [Dollar extends gains as traders await Fed minutes - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62717-dollar-extends-gains-as-traders-await-fed-minutes-the-business-times.md) | +1.1% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Dollar gains after hawkish Fed, pound under pressure from dovish BOE - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38479-dollar-gains-after-hawkish-fed-pound-under-pressure-from-dovish-boe-the.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2021-03-19 | [US dollar gains after Fed moves to lift key bank leverage rule - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48312-us-dollar-gains-after-fed-moves-to-lift-key-bank-leverage-rule-markets-business.md) | +1.1% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-09-26 | [Dollar holds gains as attention turns to spending data for Fed clues - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23082-dollar-holds-gains-as-attention-turns-to-spending-data-for-fed-clues-markets.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| EURUSD | 2022-12-15 | [Dollar gains after hawkish Fed, pound under pressure from dovish BOE - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38479-dollar-gains-after-hawkish-fed-pound-under-pressure-from-dovish-boe-the.md) | -0.5% | +1.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-06-18 | [US dollar rally builds as hawkish Fed meeting stokes rate-hike bets \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11517-us-dollar-rally-builds-as-hawkish-fed-meeting-stokes-rate-hike-bets-the-straits.md) | -1.8% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- businesstimes.com.sg: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/dollar-clings-gains-after-us-data-traders-eye-upcoming-fed-meetings

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