# US Dollar Subdued In Broad Market as Equity Rout — The Industry Spread

> The US dollar was subdued on December 6, 2018 amid trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, a flattening yield curve and a global equity sell-off. Gold rose to a 5.5-week high, and the dollar index traded near 97.16 as investors also sought safe-haven assets.

- Date: 2018-12-06 · published 2018-12-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61753-us-dollar-subdued-in-broad-market-as-equity-rout-the-industry-spread
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker dollar demand supports dollar-priced commodities, while equity turmoil and trade uncertainty add volatility to feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- theindustryspread.com: https://theindustryspread.com/us-dollar-subdued/

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