# Dollar’s best days look numbered as funds rush to front-run Fed - Moneyweb

> Investors expect the dollar to strengthen in 2022 as the Fed is seen ending tapering in March and starting rate hikes in June. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index is up about 5% this year, and hedge fund net long positions are the highest since June 2019.

- Date: 2021-12-29 · published 2021-12-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43787-dollar-s-best-days-look-numbered-as-funds-rush-to-front-run-fed-moneyweb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected dollar strength and tighter US policy tend to lower dollar-denominated commodity prices and shift currency flows, affecting feed ingredient costs for importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2016-12-14 | [Dollar climbs to strongest since 2003 on Fed path; bonds drop - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5972-dollar-climbs-to-strongest-since-2003-on-fed-path-bonds-drop-moneyweb.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-06-07 | [Dollar rises to highest in a month - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8476-dollar-rises-to-highest-in-a-month-moneyweb.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2021-10-01 | [Dollar heads for best week in months as Fed tightening looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44797-dollar-heads-for-best-week-in-months-as-fed-tightening-looms.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 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 | 2020-06-18 | [There’s a Flood of Japanese Money Rushing Into Dollar Assets - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52848-there-s-a-flood-of-japanese-money-rushing-into-dollar-assets-bloomberg.md) | +0.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/markets/dollars-best-days-look-numbered-as-funds-rush-to-front-run-fed/

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