# Dollar wobbles as markets await U.S. presidential debate | Financial Post

> The dollar edged lower in Asian trade as investors awaited the first US presidential debate between Trump and Biden. The dollar index fell 0.32% to 93.858 after a two-month high the previous week.

- Date: 2020-09-30 · published 2020-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51341-dollar-wobbles-as-markets-await-u-s-presidential-debate-financial-post
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Dollar moves on election risk can shift the price of dollar-denominated grains and feed ingredients, though the effect is typically modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-02-25 | [U.S. dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54775-u-s-dollar-falls-as-expectations-of-a-fed-rate-cut-rise-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +7.4% |
| DXY | 2020-03-05 | [Dollar surrenders to euro and yen as rate supremacy ends \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7150-dollar-surrenders-to-euro-and-yen-as-rate-supremacy-ends-financial-post.md) | +1.3% | +6.0% |
| DXY | 2023-02-02 | [Copper prices rise as Fed messaging weakens the dollar \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37237-copper-prices-rise-as-fed-messaging-weakens-the-dollar-financial-post.md) | +1.3% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2021-10-28 | [Dollar falls on euro strength after ECB meeting as rates move \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44744-dollar-falls-on-euro-strength-after-ecb-meeting-as-rates-move-financial-post.md) | +0.6% | +2.5% |
| DXY | 2023-04-11 | [Latam FX at 5-year high as dollar dips ahead of U.S. inflation data \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36626-latam-fx-at-5-year-high-as-dollar-dips-ahead-of-u-s-inflation-data-financial.md) | -0.4% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- financialpost.com: https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/dollar-wobbles-as-markets-await-u-s-presidential-debate

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