# Dollar climbs to 7-month peak on rate hike bets; pound plunges

> The dollar surged to a seven-month high against a major currency basket as investors raised bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike in December. Ten-year US Treasury yields rose to a more than four-month high after solid US economic data. The dollar also climbed against the yen and the pound fell sharply.

- Date: 2016-10-11 · published 2016-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5892-dollar-climbs-to-7-month-peak-on-rate-hike-bets-pound-plunges
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md), [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar makes US-priced grains, meal and oilseeds more expensive for foreign buyers, which can pressure export demand and prices. Higher US rates also raise financing costs for holding commodity inventories.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼
- GBPUSD: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-23 | [Dollar climbs to 13-month high on Fed hike bets, safe-haven bid \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11987-dollar-climbs-to-13-month-high-on-fed-hike-bets-safe-haven-bid-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2021-06-17 | [Dollar surges to two-month high on Fed rate-hike projection](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5930-dollar-surges-to-two-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-projection.md) | +1.1% | +1.7% |
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| DXY | 2022-01-28 | [Dollar poised for biggest weekly rise in 7 months on rate bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12224-dollar-poised-for-biggest-weekly-rise-in-7-months-on-rate-bets.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-05-15 | [Dollar climbs for fifth straight day as Fed rate hike bets grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19469-dollar-climbs-for-fifth-straight-day-as-fed-rate-hike-bets-grow.md) | +0.6% | +0.7% |
| EURUSD | 2016-11-14 | [Dollar surges to 11-month high as bond rout persists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7743-dollar-surges-to-11-month-high-as-bond-rout-persists.md) | -2.6% | -2.5% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-14 | [Dollar climbs to strongest since 2003 on Fed path; bonds drop - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5972-dollar-climbs-to-strongest-since-2003-on-fed-path-bonds-drop-moneyweb.md) | -2.3% | +0.3% |
| EURUSD | 2017-11-02 | [Pound sterling (GBP) plunges against the dollar (USD) and euro (EUR) as Bank hikes interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68237-pound-sterling-gbp-plunges-against-the-dollar-usd-and-euro-eur-as-bank-hikes.md) | -0.2% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/global-forex-idUSL1N1CH1LK/?feedName=usDollarRpt&feedType=RSS

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