# Dollar and treasury yields rise on hawkish Yellen speech

> Fed Chair Janet Yellen told Congress that waiting too long to raise rates would be unwise, lifting the dollar and Treasury yields. She signaled a March rate hike could be more likely than markets expected, though she said increases would be gradual.

- Date: 2017-02-15 · published 2017-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72684-dollar-and-treasury-yields-rise-on-hawkish-yellen-speech
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. rates strengthen the dollar, which weighs on dollar-denominated grain and oilseed prices and can shift demand toward competing exporters.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-09-27 | [U.S. dollar gains, tracks rise in Treasury yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45255-u-s-dollar-gains-tracks-rise-in-treasury-yields.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-11-13 | [Gold extends fall as dollar, Treasury yields rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27333-gold-extends-fall-as-dollar-treasury-yields-rise.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2021-02-25 | [Dollar firms on sudden spike in U.S. Treasury yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10596-dollar-firms-on-sudden-spike-in-u-s-treasury-yields.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2023-10-25 | [Dollar up as risk sentiment sours, Treasury yields rise \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33816-dollar-up-as-risk-sentiment-sours-treasury-yields-rise-reuters.md) | +0.2% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2024-05-29 | [Dollar steadies, US yields climb on poor Treasury sales](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30531-dollar-steadies-us-yields-climb-on-poor-treasury-sales.md) | +1.1% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- professionaladviser.com: https://www.professionaladviser.com/news/3004635/dollar-treasury-yields-rise-hawkish-yellen-speech

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