# US: State of the strong USD policy in jeopardy? - BBH — Octa

> Analysts at BBH say the Trump administration appears to have endorsed a strong dollar policy after Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's comments, though they question whether the message is clear. Trump has criticized several trading partners, but the targets are not new.

- Date: 2017-02-24 · published 2017-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72686-us-state-of-the-strong-usd-policy-in-jeopardy-bbh-octa
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Doubts about currency policy add volatility to the dollar, which affects export competitiveness and commodity pricing for U.S. feed ingredients.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-07-27 | [USD narrowly mixed after the FOMC statement - BBH — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70155-usd-narrowly-mixed-after-the-fomc-statement-bbh-octa.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2023-07-31 | [The USD/VND rate may stay steady in 2H23](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35341-the-usd-vnd-rate-may-stay-steady-in-2h23.md) | +0.9% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2019-11-21 | [Account of the monetary policy meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56279-account-of-the-monetary-policy-meeting.md) | +0.3% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2017-01-26 | [Are Interest Rates No Longer Driving the Dollar? - BBH — Octa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73136-are-interest-rates-no-longer-driving-the-dollar-bbh-octa.md) | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- octaafrica.net: https://www.octaafrica.net/markets/news/view/413730/

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