# US dollar gains after Fed moves to lift key bank leverage rule - Markets - Business Recorder

> The dollar extended gains on March 19 to a more than one-week high after the Fed said it would let a temporary bank leverage rule exemption expire on March 31. The move pushed U.S. Treasury yields off their lows, and the dollar index had risen about 3.3% since early January.

- Date: 2021-03-19 · published 2021-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48312-us-dollar-gains-after-fed-moves-to-lift-key-bank-leverage-rule-markets-business
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar tied to rising U.S. yields tends to pressure dollar-denominated commodity prices and can tighten financing conditions for importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-07-13 | [Pound extends fall after US inflation data lifts dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46308-pound-extends-fall-after-us-inflation-data-lifts-dollar-markets-business.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2025-09-26 | [Dollar holds gains as attention turns to spending data for Fed clues - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23082-dollar-holds-gains-as-attention-turns-to-spending-data-for-fed-clues-markets.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2023-02-13 | [South African rand slides as Moody’s flags risks, dollar gains - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37623-south-african-rand-slides-as-moody-s-flags-risks-dollar-gains-markets-business.md) | +0.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [Dollar slips ahead of US jobs data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18078-dollar-slips-ahead-of-us-jobs-data-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2024-01-29 | [Dollar gains before Fed, March rate cut seen less likely - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32290-dollar-gains-before-fed-march-rate-cut-seen-less-likely-business-and-finance.md) | +0.2% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40075635

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