# Dollar has the interest rate edge to rule for now: Reuters poll By Reuters

> A Reuters poll of FX analysts expects interest rate differentials to dominate currency markets over the next three months, favoring the dollar. The dollar index is up nearly 7% for the year after Fed Chair Powell signaled earlier rate hikes.

- Date: 2021-12-03 · published 2021-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43791-dollar-has-the-interest-rate-edge-to-rule-for-now-reuters-poll-by-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar driven by rate expectations tends to pressure dollar-priced grain and oilseed prices while making imports more expensive for buyers in weaker-currency markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-06-16 | [Dollar jumps after Fed pulls interest rate hikes into 2023 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5929-dollar-jumps-after-fed-pulls-interest-rate-hikes-into-2023-reuters.md) | +1.4% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2024-12-16 | [Dollar edges higher against major peers as investors eye Fed rate cut \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27178-dollar-edges-higher-against-major-peers-as-investors-eye-fed-rate-cut-reuters.md) | +0.5% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-01-17 | [Dollar edges up as traders assess Fed rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43326-dollar-edges-up-as-traders-assess-fed-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | +0.7% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-11-09 | [Gold edges down as Fed's interest rate view strengthens dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61963-gold-edges-down-as-fed-s-interest-rate-view-strengthens-dollar.md) | +0.2% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/economy/dollar-has-the-interest-rate-edge-to-rule-for-now-say-fx-analysts-polled-by-reuters-2698198

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