# Dollar in Riposte Against Doubters as Headwinds to Outlook Mount

> The dollar recovered late on Friday after the ISM Chicago PMI rose to 73.4 from 66.1, well above forecasts. Factory-gate prices eased slightly but stayed at historically high levels, with firms citing higher material and freight costs.

- Date: 2021-07-30 · published 2021-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46248-dollar-in-riposte-against-doubters-as-headwinds-to-outlook-mount
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Persistent high input and freight costs point to firm feed ingredient prices, while a stronger dollar on the PMI beat weighs on dollar-priced commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-11-03 | [Dollar edges up as rate cut outlook remains clouded \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22150-dollar-edges-up-as-rate-cut-outlook-remains-clouded-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-10-04 | [Rand falls to lowest level against the dollar in months](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33924-rand-falls-to-lowest-level-against-the-dollar-in-months.md) | -0.8% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2023-03-02 | [Sterling falls as interest rate outlook and strong dollar weigh](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37124-sterling-falls-as-interest-rate-outlook-and-strong-dollar-weigh.md) | +0.7% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-03-30 | [Dollar rebounds as shale 'isolates' US but Fed outlook clouds gains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20353-dollar-rebounds-as-shale-isolates-us-but-fed-outlook-clouds-gains.md) | -0.2% | -1.8% |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Pound heads for biggest monthly loss against the safe-haven dollar since October \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20428-pound-heads-for-biggest-monthly-loss-against-the-safe-haven-dollar-since.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/usd/15754-dollar-in-riposte-against-doubters-as-headwinds-to-outlook-mount

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