# Foreign exchange rate 4.4: USD skyrockets, the time when gold continues to hold

> Vietnamese dong exchange rates were quoted on April 4, with the US dollar rising for a third consecutive week. The U.S. economy added 916,000 jobs in March, above forecasts, and the unemployment rate fell.

- Date: 2021-04-04 · published 2021-04-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Vietnam · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47895-foreign-exchange-rate-4-4-usd-skyrockets-the-time-when-gold-continues-to-hold
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar on strong US jobs data tends to pressure dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices, but this is a routine currency wrap.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- news.laodong.vn: https://news.laodong.vn/kinh-doanh/ty-gia-ngoai-te-44-usd-bat-cao-chot-vot-thoi-diem-vang-tiep-tuc-nam-giu-895332.ldo

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