# The charts that matter: the US dollar strikes back | MoneyWeek

> Minutes from Janet Yellen's final Fed meeting as governor came in more hawkish than expected, unsettling markets. Gold weakened on expectations of higher rates, while the US dollar index rebounded.

- Date: 2018-02-24 · published 2018-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66411-the-charts-that-matter-the-us-dollar-strikes-back-moneyweek
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar and higher real rates weigh on dollar-priced commodities, a routine macro move for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-10-15 | [Mexican Peso strikes back as hot US PPI fails to lift Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17273-mexican-peso-strikes-back-as-hot-us-ppi-fails-to-lift-dollar.md) | -0.5% | — |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Rand pressured by a stronger US dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37617-rand-pressured-by-a-stronger-us-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2022-09-28 | [Why is the US dollar so strong, and what does it mean?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10320-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-and-what-does-it-mean.md) | -1.8% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2023-05-30 | [US dollar set to be stronger for longer - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36141-us-dollar-set-to-be-stronger-for-longer-the-business-times.md) | -0.5% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- moneyweek.com: https://moneyweek.com/483643/the-charts-that-matter-the-us-dollar-strikes-back

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