# FX: Mideast tensions make USD the go-to safe haven | articles | ING THINK

> ING says Middle East tensions, trade wars, Fed policy and Brexit should keep the US dollar bid as a safe haven, citing US energy independence and higher inflation pass-through from oil. It expects a return toward the DXY high near 99.37.

- Date: 2019-09-17 · published 2019-09-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57305-fx-mideast-tensions-make-usd-the-go-to-safe-haven-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar lowers dollar-denominated grain and meal prices in local terms and pressures export competitiveness, while higher oil feeds biofuel and freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/fx-mid-east-tensions-make-usd-the-go-to-safe-haven/

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