# Dollar dips on stimulus optimism, bets on Biden victory | Reuters

> The dollar dipped on optimism over US stimulus talks and rising bets on a Biden victory. The article text is largely unrelated navigation content.

- Date: 2020-10-09 · published 2020-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5561-dollar-dips-on-stimulus-optimism-bets-on-biden-victory-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A softer dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities, but the move is a routine currency fluctuation with little direct feed-price impact.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-10-19 | [Dollar dips on dovish Powell comments \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33814-dollar-dips-on-dovish-powell-comments-reuters.md) | -0.0% | -2.1% |
| DXY | 2023-01-23 | [Dollar edges lower vs euro on ECB rate hike bets \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37999-dollar-edges-lower-vs-euro-on-ecb-rate-hike-bets-reuters.md) | -0.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2025-11-01 | [US dollar slips as trade optimism boosts risk appetite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22637-us-dollar-slips-as-trade-optimism-boosts-risk-appetite.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2026-10-21 | [Dollar dips as traders wait on Fed; Aussie gains By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/650-dollar-dips-as-traders-wait-on-fed-aussie-gains-by-reuters.md) | +0.5% | — |
| DXY | 2024-08-19 | [Sterling hits one-month high as Fed rate cut bets weigh on dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29068-sterling-hits-one-month-high-as-fed-rate-cut-bets-weigh-on-dollar-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.7% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-forex/dollar-slips-and-yuan-soars-as-investors-eye-biden-presidency-idUSKBN26U013/

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