# Dollar remains under pressure ahead of FOMC - BBH — Octa

> BBH says the dollar remains under pressure ahead of the FOMC meeting, with a hawkish hold seen as most likely. It notes Q4 final domestic purchases rose 4.8% and core PCE inflation was revised up to 1.9%, with the 10-year breakeven near 2.10%, a three-year high. Trump's State of the Union offered no lifeline for the dollar.

- Date: 2018-01-31 · published 2018-01-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67167-dollar-remains-under-pressure-ahead-of-fomc-bbh-octa
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices, while rising US inflation expectations and growth support the currency's outlook. Feed buyers should watch for the Fed signal as it could shift the dollar's direction.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-01-29 | [Dollar Remains Under Pressure Despite Fed’s Hawkish Hold as Gold Surges Again \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20960-dollar-remains-under-pressure-despite-fed-s-hawkish-hold-as-gold-surges-again.md) | +0.6% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-07-02 | [U.S. dollar to stay under pressure from tariff, debt and rate cut expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23958-u-s-dollar-to-stay-under-pressure-from-tariff-debt-and-rate-cut-expectations.md) | +0.3% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [US Dollar: Post-FOMC losses likely to remain limited – TD Securities — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8423-us-dollar-post-fomc-losses-likely-to-remain-limited-td-securities-octa.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2018-05-02 | [US Dollar turns negative post-FOMC, around 92.40 — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65211-us-dollar-turns-negative-post-fomc-around-92-40-octa.md) | +1.2% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2025-05-01 | [Dollar falls broadly ahead of US data, tariff uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25322-dollar-falls-broadly-ahead-of-us-data-tariff-uncertainty.md) | -0.4% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/535739/

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