# Dollar falls broadly on Trump’s currency comments - Moneyweb

> The dollar fell broadly on Monday after Trump expressed discomfort with the greenback's strength, with the dollar index down 0.2% at 94.251. Finance leaders at a G20 meeting in Buenos Aires ended with little consensus on resolving US tariff disputes.

- Date: 2018-07-23 · published 2018-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64215-dollar-falls-broadly-on-trump-s-currency-comments-moneyweb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar supports US commodity export competitiveness and dollar-priced grains and meals, though the gain is modest and tariff uncertainty weighs on trade flows.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-04-13 | [Dollar falls broadly after Trump says currency getting too strong \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71684-dollar-falls-broadly-after-trump-says-currency-getting-too-strong-amwal-al-ghad.md) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2020-11-30 | [Dollar’s slump thrusts currency peers to brink of new highs - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50372-dollar-s-slump-thrusts-currency-peers-to-brink-of-new-highs-moneyweb.md) | -1.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2019-10-31 | [Dented dollar on Fed outlook buoys EM currencies - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56866-dented-dollar-on-fed-outlook-buoys-em-currencies-moneyweb.md) | -0.1% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2017-02-02 | [Dollar falls after non-commital Fed, earnings weigh on stocks - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72398-dollar-falls-after-non-commital-fed-earnings-weigh-on-stocks-moneyweb.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2025-08-06 | [Dollar falls as traders bet on more rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23519-dollar-falls-as-traders-bet-on-more-rate-cuts.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news-fast-news/dollar-falls-broadly-on-trumps-currency-comments/

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