# US dollar weighed down by trade and interest rate policies | The National

> The US Dollar Index fell to its lowest level since December 2014 in March, reaching four-year lows. A technical analysis points to possible further downside toward 87.44 and 83.82, while expecting range-bound trade with support near 88.15. The author notes that US economic data remains solid.

- Date: 2018-03-28 · published 2018-03-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66189-us-dollar-weighed-down-by-trade-and-interest-rate-policies-the-national
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Technical levels alone rarely move feed markets, but a sustained dollar slide tends to lift dollar-priced commodities. Traders watching this range may adjust positions in grains and meal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2020-11-05 | [Pound-Dollar Rate Rallies 1% As BoE Fails To Mention Negative Interest Rates \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50419-pound-dollar-rate-rallies-1-as-boe-fails-to-mention-negative-interest-rates.md) | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2017-06-29 | [Global Co-ordination on Interest Rates Could "Do Serious Damage to the Dollar"](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70707-global-co-ordination-on-interest-rates-could-do-serious-damage-to-the-dollar.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| DXY | 2023-06-30 | [Peru Dollar Exchange Rate: Decline in US Economy Sparks Possible Interest Rate Relaxation by the Federal Reserve – Archyde](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35768-peru-dollar-exchange-rate-decline-in-us-economy-sparks-possible-interest-rate.md) | -0.4% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2025-04-17 | [Trade Wars and the U.S. Dollar \| PIMCO](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25333-trade-wars-and-the-u-s-dollar-pimco.md) | -0.2% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- thenationalnews.com: https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/money/us-dollar-weighed-down-by-trade-and-interest-rate-policies-1.716784

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