# G10 FX Week Ahead: State of the dollar | ING THINK

> ING's weekly G10 FX preview says President Trump's State of the Union speech could carry protectionist or America First messaging that fuels speculation of a weaker dollar. It also notes the December US trade deficit was the widest since July and that the January FOMC meeting is expected to be a non-event.

- Date: 2018-01-29 · published 2018-01-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67209-g10-fx-week-ahead-state-of-the-dollar-ing-think
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of a softer dollar tend to support dollar-priced grains, oilseeds and meals, while trade-tension headlines add volatility to export flows. Feed buyers should watch the dollar as a driver of import costs.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-05-29 | [G10 FX Week Ahead: Rock around the clock \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53350-g10-fx-week-ahead-rock-around-the-clock-ing-think.md) | -1.4% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2020-04-02 | [FX: In the dollar we do not trust \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53574-fx-in-the-dollar-we-do-not-trust-articles-ing-think.md) | -0.5% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2025-05-30 | [FX Daily: Softer US spending weighs on the dollar \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24860-fx-daily-softer-us-spending-weighs-on-the-dollar-ing-think.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2019-06-17 | [FX Talking: The beginning of the end of the dollar’s rally \| reports \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9810-fx-talking-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-the-dollar-s-rally-reports-ing-think.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-07-16 | [FX Week Ahead: Is It 'End Of Days' For The Greenback? \| Investing.com UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70282-fx-week-ahead-is-it-end-of-days-for-the-greenback-investing-com-uk.md) | -0.6% | -0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2020-05-29 | [G10 FX Week Ahead: Rock around the clock \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53350-g10-fx-week-ahead-rock-around-the-clock-ing-think.md) | +2.3% | +1.4% |
| EURUSD | 2025-04-16 | [G10 FX Talking: The medium-term dollar bear trend develops \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7250-g10-fx-talking-the-medium-term-dollar-bear-trend-develops-articles-ing-think.md) | +1.6% | -1.0% |
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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/g10-fx-week-ahead-state-of-the-dollar/

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