# New York money market: dollar strengthens on strong labor data, eyes US midterm elections

> The US dollar rose against major currencies in New York trading on Tuesday after the JOLTS report showed job openings rising by 333,000 to 7.523 million in September, above forecasts. Investors are watching the US midterm elections and the upcoming nonfarm payrolls data. The dollar index gained 0.15% to 101.867.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T01:06:10.164Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/78916-new-york-money-market-dollar-strengthens-on-strong-labor-data-eyes-us-midterm
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar raises the cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients for importers in emerging markets and can weigh on commodity prices. Strong labor data also reduces the chance of rate cuts, keeping financing costs elevated for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2021-02-26 | [US Dollar Index (DXY) Surges on Market Selloff, Strong Economic Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10600-us-dollar-index-dxy-surges-on-market-selloff-strong-economic-data.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2025-11-01 | [Dollar strengthens against dong on black market - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22248-dollar-strengthens-against-dong-on-black-market-vnexpress-international.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2025-01-10 | [Rand Tumbles Above 19 as Dollar Strengthens on US Jobs Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26805-rand-tumbles-above-19-as-dollar-strengthens-on-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [US dollar strengthens to 13-month high on Fed rate hike expectations \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11985-us-dollar-strengthens-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-expectations-reuters.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2018-02-02 | [Oil prices fall as US stock market slumps and dollar strengthens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66659-oil-prices-fall-as-us-stock-market-slumps-and-dollar-strengthens.md) | +1.7% | +1.8% |

## Sources

- infoquest.co.th: https://www.infoquest.co.th/2026/673548

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