# Dollar slips on stock losses, lower bond yields

> The dollar fell to a near two-week low against a basket of currencies as Treasury yields eased and US stocks lost ground. A softer-than-forecast September CPI rise of 0.1% reduced bets on faster Fed rate hikes.

- Date: 2018-10-11 · published 2018-10-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62715-dollar-slips-on-stock-losses-lower-bond-yields
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and softer rate expectations tend to support dollar-priced commodities, though the effect on feed grain prices is modest and indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-06-21 | [Dollar extends losses to 2-week low as US bond yields fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7440-dollar-extends-losses-to-2-week-low-as-us-bond-yields-fall.md) | -0.1% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-11-26 | [U.S. Dollar On Glide Path Lower as Fed Seen Eyeing Long-term Bond Yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50330-u-s-dollar-on-glide-path-lower-as-fed-seen-eyeing-long-term-bond-yields.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-07-31 | [Stocks rise; yields, dollar lower as Fed signals rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29141-stocks-rise-yields-dollar-lower-as-fed-signals-rate-cut.md) | -0.5% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2024-02-16 | [Dollar retreats on weak US Retail Sales, bond yields slump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31933-dollar-retreats-on-weak-us-retail-sales-bond-yields-slump.md) | -0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2022-11-28 | [Dollar weakens as U.S. bond yields drop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38899-dollar-weakens-as-u-s-bond-yields-drop.md) | -1.1% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/11/forex-markets-dollar-yen-us-stock-sell-off-in-focus.html

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