# The dollar is falling against everything ahead of key jobs data - Moneyweb

> The dollar fell against most major currencies on Tuesday ahead of US nonfarm payrolls, with the Bloomberg dollar index down nearly 1.5% from its recent peak. Commodity-linked currencies such as the rand and New Zealand dollar gained close to 1%.

- Date: 2021-08-31 · published 2021-08-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45847-the-dollar-is-falling-against-everything-ahead-of-key-jobs-data-moneyweb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices, though the effect depends on whether the payrolls data reverses the trend.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-01-29 | [G10 FX Week Ahead: State of the dollar \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67209-g10-fx-week-ahead-state-of-the-dollar-ing-think.md) | +0.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2024-01-11 | [Sterling gains vs dollar ahead of US inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32373-sterling-gains-vs-dollar-ahead-of-us-inflation-data.md) | +0.9% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-05-25 | [Why is the Mexican Peso Gaining against the Dollar?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36160-why-is-the-mexican-peso-gaining-against-the-dollar.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-06-25 | [GBP: Is there room for sterling to make gains against the dollar?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24476-gbp-is-there-room-for-sterling-to-make-gains-against-the-dollar.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2025-05-01 | [Dollar falls broadly ahead of US data, tariff uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25322-dollar-falls-broadly-ahead-of-us-data-tariff-uncertainty.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/markets/the-dollar-is-falling-against-everything-ahead-of-key-jobs-data/

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