# Dollar falters after soft US manufacturing data

> The dollar fell against the euro and yen after ISM data showed US factory activity contracted to 47.8 in September, the weakest since June 2009. Construction spending also barely rose in August.

- Date: 2019-09-30 · published 2019-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57297-dollar-falters-after-soft-us-manufacturing-data
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and softer US manufacturing outlook point to slower US demand and trade-tension effects; a weaker dollar generally supports dollar-priced commodities, though the impact on feed grains is modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-06-30 | [Dollar softer after PCE, consumer spending data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35667-dollar-softer-after-pce-consumer-spending-data.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-11-03 | [US dollar tumbles to six-week low after soft jobs data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11456-us-dollar-tumbles-to-six-week-low-after-soft-jobs-data.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-11-06 | [Dollar weakens amid soft labor US data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22157-dollar-weakens-amid-soft-labor-us-data-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-11-14 | [Dollar sinks after data shows US inflation cooling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10100-dollar-sinks-after-data-shows-us-inflation-cooling-reuters.md) | -1.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-12-14 | [Ringgit ends higher against US dollar on softer US CPI data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38498-ringgit-ends-higher-against-us-dollar-on-softer-us-cpi-data.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/30/forex-markets-us-china-trade-war-in-focus.html

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