# ‘King dollar’ surges as Fed presses ahead with rate rises

> The dollar index reached a 20-year high against peers and is set for a third straight monthly gain, up 14% year to date. Investors expect the Federal Reserve to keep raising rates to fight inflation, while European energy prices weigh on the euro and sterling.

- Date: 2022-08-31 · published 2022-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40216-king-dollar-surges-as-fed-presses-ahead-with-rate-rises
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A persistently strong dollar makes US commodities more expensive for foreign buyers and tends to pressure grain and oilseed prices, while weaker European and Asian currencies raise the local cost of imported feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-03-20 | [Dollar rises as Fed sees no rush to cut rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25773-dollar-rises-as-fed-sees-no-rush-to-cut-rates.md) | +0.3% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2019-05-01 | [Dollar rises as Fed's Powell cools bets on rate-cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59251-dollar-rises-as-fed-s-powell-cools-bets-on-rate-cut.md) | +0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2020-09-17 | [Asian Shares Drop, Dollar Rises On Fed Interest Rate Promise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51285-asian-shares-drop-dollar-rises-on-fed-interest-rate-promise.md) | +1.6% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-06-17 | [Dollar surges to two-month high on Fed rate-hike projection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5930-dollar-surges-to-two-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-projection.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | [Vietnamese dong weakens as dollar surges following Fed rate increase - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73740-vietnamese-dong-weakens-as-dollar-surges-following-fed-rate-increase-vnexpress.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar charges higher after Fed hikes rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6465-dollar-charges-higher-after-fed-hikes-rates.md) | -2.2% | -0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2017-05-03 | [Dollar Inches up as Fed Eyed for June Rate Steer \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71192-dollar-inches-up-as-fed-eyed-for-june-rate-steer-fox-business.md) | -0.3% | +3.0% |
| EURUSD | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar Rallies and Gold Sinks as Fed Rate Cut Hopes Recede](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8477-dollar-rallies-and-gold-sinks-as-fed-rate-cut-hopes-recede.md) | -1.2% | -0.4% |

## Sources

- ft.com: https://www.ft.com/content/66d3b448-ef54-4579-b09d-304ca35dcdf2?syn-25a6b1a6=1

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