# Critical data awaited for dollar rate

> Markets are pricing about a 73% chance of a Fed rate hike in December and are awaiting the US employment report. The dollar index was near 101.8 after rising volatility ahead of the US midterm elections. Falling oil prices on US-Iran diplomacy reduced safe-haven dollar demand.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T06:10:30.559Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/77107-critical-data-awaited-for-dollar-rate
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar on expected Fed tightening usually weighs on dollar-priced commodities and raises import costs for emerging-market feed buyers. Oil-driven safe-haven flows are a secondary factor.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Dollar Slips As Markets Wait For US Data Drops - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18553-dollar-slips-as-markets-wait-for-us-data-drops-finimize.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2018-09-26 | [A crucial Fed meeting for the dollar \| articles \| ING THINK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63240-a-crucial-fed-meeting-for-the-dollar-articles-ing-think.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-09-25 | [Dollar slips ahead of widely expected Fed rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63243-dollar-slips-ahead-of-widely-expected-fed-rate-hike.md) | +0.3% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-12-19 | [With a rate hike priced in, dollar traders wait for Fed’s 2019 guidance - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61746-with-a-rate-hike-priced-in-dollar-traders-wait-for-fed-s-2019-guidance.md) | -0.3% | -1.6% |
| DXY | 2023-11-16 | [Dollar steady as U.S. jobless claims boost Fed rate cut bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10103-dollar-steady-as-u-s-jobless-claims-boost-fed-rate-cut-bets.md) | -0.3% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- ntv.com.tr: https://www.ntv.com.tr/ntvpara/dolar-kuru-icin-kritik-veriler-bekleniyor-1749117

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