# How the U.S. could intervene to weaken its surging dollar By Reuters

> Reuters reports that speculation is growing the US could intervene to weaken the dollar after it rose about 7% in 15 days. The Trump administration has so far held back from ordering Treasury intervention. Analysts say action becomes more likely if the dollar keeps rising.

- Date: 2020-03-24 · published 2020-03-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6589-how-the-u-s-could-intervene-to-weaken-its-surging-dollar-by-reuters
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A possible US intervention to weaken the dollar would support dollar-priced commodities. The market impact depends on whether the administration acts, which remains uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-04-12 | [Bank of England's Greene says dollar drop adds to tariff inflation puzzle \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25379-bank-of-england-s-greene-says-dollar-drop-adds-to-tariff-inflation-puzzle.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2018-02-01 | [U.S. Trade Policy & the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12006-u-s-trade-policy-and-the-dollar.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2017-08-30 | [Renminbi rises strongly against US dollar - Chinadaily.com.cn](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10861-renminbi-rises-strongly-against-us-dollar-chinadaily-com-cn.md) | -0.6% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2020-08-27 | [The Mexican peso loses 24 cents against the dollar - Opportimes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51833-the-mexican-peso-loses-24-cents-against-the-dollar-opportimes.md) | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2018-08-21 | ['I'm not thrilled': Trump blasts Fed for raising interest rates, not doing enough to help him boost economy \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63699-i-m-not-thrilled-trump-blasts-fed-for-raising-interest-rates-not-doing-enough.md) | -0.9% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/news/forex-news/how-the-us-could-intervene-to-weaken-its-surging-dollar-2120093
- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-dollar-explainer/how-the-u-s-could-intervene-to-weaken-its-surging-dollar-idUSKBN21B2QW/

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