# Geopolitics & Cahir Yellen translating into two-way USD performance - ING — Octa

> ING says US Treasury yields are falling on Syria and North Korea geopolitical risk, plus Yellen's comments that policy is near neutral. The dollar is trading range-bound against major currencies.

- Date: 2017-04-11 · published 2017-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71720-geopolitics-and-cahir-yellen-translating-into-two-way-usd-performance-ing-octa
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar from rate expectations weighs on dollar-denominated commodity prices, while geopolitical risk supports safe-haven flows.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-04-12 | [USD performance surrounding Fed hikes has been fairly consistent – Wells Fargo — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71686-usd-performance-surrounding-fed-hikes-has-been-fairly-consistent-wells-fargo.md) | -0.7% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2017-02-24 | [US: State of the strong USD policy in jeopardy? - BBH — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72686-us-state-of-the-strong-usd-policy-in-jeopardy-bbh-octa.md) | +1.0% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-07-26 | [EUR/USD appreciates to near 1.0850 ahead of US PCE inflation — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29489-eur-usd-appreciates-to-near-1-0850-ahead-of-us-pce-inflation-octa.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2024-03-26 | [It will be a sideways bumpy road for the USD in the coming months – Nordea — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31394-it-will-be-a-sideways-bumpy-road-for-the-usd-in-the-coming-months-nordea-octa.md) | +0.4% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-10-02 | [Euro’s Breakdown Is Becoming a Politics Trade, Not Just a Rates Trade \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9655-euro-s-breakdown-is-becoming-a-politics-trade-not-just-a-rates-trade-investing.md) | -0.3% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/429923/

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