# Trump says dollar 'getting too strong' -Wall Street Journal

> President Donald Trump said the dollar was "getting too strong" and would eventually hurt the U.S. economy. He also said he would like interest rates to stay low, according to a Wall Street Journal interview reported by Reuters.

- Date: 2017-04-12 · published 2017-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71682-trump-says-dollar-getting-too-strong-wall-street-journal
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Presidential criticism of dollar strength raises the odds of a softer dollar, which tends to support dollar-priced commodities such as corn and soybeans for foreign buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-04-13 | [Dollar falls broadly after Trump says currency getting too strong \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71684-dollar-falls-broadly-after-trump-says-currency-getting-too-strong-amwal-al-ghad.md) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-01-17 | [Australian dollar jumps after Trump says strong greenback is 'killing' US](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73234-australian-dollar-jumps-after-trump-says-strong-greenback-is-killing-us.md) | -0.8% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2020-01-21 | [Weakening Dollar Good News For Commodities - Passport to Wall Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54999-weakening-dollar-good-news-for-commodities-passport-to-wall-street.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2017-04-19 | [Deconstructing Trump’s Dollar Talk \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71683-deconstructing-trump-s-dollar-talk-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.2% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2021-11-18 | [Wall Street forecasts for the U.S. dollar and 10-year Treasury yield in 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43956-wall-street-forecasts-for-the-u-s-dollar-and-10-year-treasury-yield-in-2022.md) | +1.1% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/us/trump-says-dollar-getting-too-strong-wall-street-journal-idUSW1N1FE048/

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