# Dollar marches to 4-month high as oil rally points to higher inflation - MarketWatch

> The ICE US Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 92.76, its highest level since late December, and has risen four straight weeks. Investors were weighing last week's jobs data and a continued oil price rally for their implications for monetary policy.

- Date: 2018-05-07 · published 2018-05-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65209-dollar-marches-to-4-month-high-as-oil-rally-points-to-higher-inflation
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar lowers the local-currency cost of imported feed inputs for foreign buyers less favorably, which can slow US export demand. Rising oil prices also feed into biofuel and freight costs for feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- WTI: bullish ▲

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## Sources

- marketwatch.com: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dollar-marches-to-4-month-high-as-oil-rally-points-to-higher-inflation-2018-05-07

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