# Dollar surges as Russia invades Ukraine - Business & Finance - Business Recorder

> The US dollar jumped and the Russian rouble tumbled to a record low after Russia launched a massed invasion of Ukraine. The dollar index rose about 1.5% and reached its highest since June 2020, with the rouble down 6.7%.

- Date: 2022-02-25 · published 2022-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Black Sea · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/6985-dollar-surges-as-russia-invades-ukraine-business-and-finance-business-recorder
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp dollar rally raises costs for importers buying dollar-priced feed ingredients and adds volatility to global grain markets. Russia's currency collapse may also disrupt Black Sea export pricing.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | 1 | +1.1% | 4.6 | Reports the dollar surge and rouble collapse on the invasion, though it is dated 02-25 and its figure of about 1.5% is a bit higher than the measured move. |

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Treasury yields slide as Russia invades Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42877-treasury-yields-slide-as-russia-invades-ukraine.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-25 | [Euro tries to recover after tumbling on Russian invasion of Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9837-euro-tries-to-recover-after-tumbling-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-markets.md) | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Canadian dollar hits two-month low as Russia invades Ukraine - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42918-canadian-dollar-hits-two-month-low-as-russia-invades-ukraine-the-globe-and-mail.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2022-02-24 | [Euro hits three-week low, Aussie skids as Putin orders troops into Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9835-euro-hits-three-week-low-aussie-skids-as-putin-orders-troops-into-ukraine.md) | +1.0% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Dollar jumps to near two-year high as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6980-dollar-jumps-to-near-two-year-high-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-25 | [Euro tries to recover after tumbling on Russian invasion of Ukraine - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9837-euro-tries-to-recover-after-tumbling-on-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-markets.md) | +9.4% | +23.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-02-24 | [Commodity supplies at risk as Russia invades Ukraine \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14508-commodity-supplies-at-risk-as-russia-invades-ukraine-reuters.md) | +6.8% | +25.3% |

## Sources

- brecorder.com: https://www.brecorder.com/news/40156955

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