# Dollar slumps to three-month lows on Fed easing speculation - Markets - Business Recorder

> The dollar fell to a three-month low on June 10 at around 96.06 against a basket of major currencies, after speculation grew that the Fed would move to hold down Treasury yields. Investors judged the Fed was considering yield curve control measures, though no explicit targets had been announced.

- Date: 2020-06-10 · published 2020-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52808-dollar-slumps-to-three-month-lows-on-fed-easing-speculation-markets-business
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar on expectations of Fed yield caps tends to support dollar-priced commodities, which can lift feed ingredient prices for importers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-05-27 | [South African rand firms as dollar sinks to a month low - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41694-south-african-rand-firms-as-dollar-sinks-to-a-month-low-markets-business.md) | -0.5% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2021-03-11 | [Dollar at one-week lows after benign inflation data - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48346-dollar-at-one-week-lows-after-benign-inflation-data-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2021-08-31 | [Dollar falls to more than 3-week low with payrolls eyed - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45752-dollar-falls-to-more-than-3-week-low-with-payrolls-eyed-markets-business.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-07-28 | [Dollar hits three-week low to yen as Fed’s Powell less hawkish than feared - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40731-dollar-hits-three-week-low-to-yen-as-fed-s-powell-less-hawkish-than-feared.md) | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2024-11-28 | [Euro jump, rising yen put brakes on the dollar - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27641-euro-jump-rising-yen-put-brakes-on-the-dollar-markets-business-recorder.md) | -0.3% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/1003194

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