# Colombian peso hits 6-week low as U.S. data boosts Fed hike bets

> The Colombian peso fell 1.5% to 4994.7 per dollar, reaching a six-week low, after strong US private payrolls and falling jobless claims. The data raised expectations that the Federal Reserve would keep rates higher for longer.

- Date: 2023-01-05 · published 2023-01-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/38077-colombian-peso-hits-6-week-low-as-u-s-data-boosts-fed-hike-bets
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Colombian Peso (COP per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDCOP.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US labor data lifts the dollar and tightens financial conditions for emerging markets, which can weigh on Latin American commodity demand at the margin.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDCOP: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-02-15 | [Latam FX slides as dollar firms, Colombian peso hits near six-week low - Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37628-latam-fx-slides-as-dollar-firms-colombian-peso-hits-near-six-week-low-financial.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2023-06-29 | [Dollar index hits two-week high as data boosts Fed hike expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35661-dollar-index-hits-two-week-high-as-data-boosts-fed-hike-expectations.md) | +0.4% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-02-15 | [Canadian dollar weakens as U.S. data boosts Fed rate hike prospects - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37578-canadian-dollar-weakens-as-u-s-data-boosts-fed-rate-hike-prospects-the-globe.md) | +0.8% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2018-11-08 | [Canadian dollar hits eight-week low as U.S. Fed affirms rate hike policy - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62276-canadian-dollar-hits-eight-week-low-as-u-s-fed-affirms-rate-hike-policy-the.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-12-08 | [EMERGING MARKETS-Colombian peso up after inflation data; Latam FX, stocks slip on the week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32984-emerging-markets-colombian-peso-up-after-inflation-data-latam-fx-stocks-slip-on.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/colombian-peso-hits-6-week-low-as-u-s-data-boosts-fed-hike-bets

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