# Dollar rises on Fed rate outlook; euro falls on Italian budget woes

> The dollar rose to a more than one-week high against major currencies after the Fed raised rates for the third time in 2018 and signaled another hike in December plus three next year. The euro weakened on worries about Italy's budget, and the dollar index rose 0.7 percent to 94.83.

- Date: 2018-09-27 · published 2018-09-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63247-dollar-rises-on-fed-rate-outlook-euro-falls-on-italian-budget-woes
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar tends to weigh on dollar-priced commodities and can pressure US export competitiveness for feed grains and meal, while a weaker euro reduces EU purchasing power for imports.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-09-28 | [Dollar gains on euro woes, Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63239-dollar-gains-on-euro-woes-fed-rate-outlook.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2023-03-15 | [Pound falls vs dollar, rises vs euro on bank woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10080-pound-falls-vs-dollar-rises-vs-euro-on-bank-woes.md) | -0.1% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar, bond yields advance on Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6462-dollar-bond-yields-advance-on-fed-rate-outlook.md) | +1.6% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-10-28 | [Euro US Dollar Exchange Rate Falls \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39364-euro-us-dollar-exchange-rate-falls-exchange-rates-uk.md) | +1.2% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2018-11-08 | [Euro dips after EU cuts Italian outlook; dollar up before Fed meeting \| Gold Eagle](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62244-euro-dips-after-eu-cuts-italian-outlook-dollar-up-before-fed-meeting-gold-eagle.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| EURUSD | 2018-09-28 | [Dollar gains on euro woes, Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63239-dollar-gains-on-euro-woes-fed-rate-outlook.md) | -1.4% | -2.4% |
| EURUSD | 2023-03-15 | [Pound falls vs dollar, rises vs euro on bank woes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10080-pound-falls-vs-dollar-rises-vs-euro-on-bank-woes.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2016-12-15 | [Dollar, bond yields advance on Fed rate outlook](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6462-dollar-bond-yields-advance-on-fed-rate-outlook.md) | -2.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/27/forex-markets-the-fed-dollar-in-focus.html

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