# Dollar crown intact as central banks emulate Fed tightening pause

> The dollar gained 4.4 percent in 2018, its best year since 2015, as strong US growth let the Fed raise rates repeatedly. Other developed economies struggled with weaker momentum, and their central banks are now pausing or softening tightening plans.

- Date: 2019-02-25 · published 2019-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60766-dollar-crown-intact-as-central-banks-emulate-fed-tightening-pause
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firm dollar tends to pressure dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices and makes US feed exports less competitive abroad. Divergent central bank paths keep currency moves in play for feed trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-10-01 | [Dollar heads for best week in months as Fed tightening looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44797-dollar-heads-for-best-week-in-months-as-fed-tightening-looms.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2021-09-30 | [Dollar near one-year high as Fed tightening in focus \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45253-dollar-near-one-year-high-as-fed-tightening-in-focus-reuters.md) | +0.0% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Oil prices slid 2% as dollar firms and central banks hike interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38152-oil-prices-slid-2-as-dollar-firms-and-central-banks-hike-interest-rates.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2020-04-03 | [Is there a dollar funding squeeze in China? - Central Banking](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53879-is-there-a-dollar-funding-squeeze-in-china-central-banking.md) | -0.9% | -1.0% |
| DXY | 2026-05-01 | [Dollar gains as Iran war keeps central banks in wait-and-see mode](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19919-dollar-gains-as-iran-war-keeps-central-banks-in-wait-and-see-mode.md) | -0.6% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-global-rates-forex-analysis-idUSKCN1QB1C2/

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