# Dollar index falls 0.3 percent as investors move into Treasuries following U.S. midterm results

> The US dollar index fell 0.3% to 101.4 on Wednesday as investors reassessed US fiscal spending, growth and tech regulation after Democrats secured majorities in both chambers of Congress. The euro rose 0.5% to $1.1249 and the yen gained 0.7% to 157.63 per dollar.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T12:07:53.965Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79602-dollar-index-falls-0-3-percent-as-investors-move-into-treasuries-following-u-s
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expectations of tighter constraints on fiscal policy weaken the dollar, which supports dollar-priced commodities and can ease import costs for feed buyers in local-currency terms. The move is a currency and macro reaction with no direct crop supply change.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-08-26 | [Dollar trades lower as Trump's move to fire Fed governor spooks investors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23514-dollar-trades-lower-as-trump-s-move-to-fire-fed-governor-spooks-investors.md) | +0.2% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-02-22 | [NZ dollar follows Wall Street, commodities higher as investors reassess US rate track \| BusinessDesk](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66410-nz-dollar-follows-wall-street-commodities-higher-as-investors-reassess-us-rate.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2026-08-21 | [Dollar falls to three-month low on Treasury buyback worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18084-dollar-falls-to-three-month-low-on-treasury-buyback-worries-reuters.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2023-04-24 | [Four reasons why investors expect US dollar to keep sliding - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36577-four-reasons-why-investors-expect-us-dollar-to-keep-sliding-moneyweb.md) | -0.1% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2026-01-26 | [Dollar under fire again as investors reassess Trump policies, geopolitical risk \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10158-dollar-under-fire-again-as-investors-reassess-trump-policies-geopolitical-risk.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- economymiddleeast.com: https://economymiddleeast.com/news/dollar-index-falls-0-3-percent-as-investors-move-into-treasuries-following-u-s-midterm-results/

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