# Dollar falls after Democratic midterm sweep: base and quote currency | Online-Forex.com

> The US dollar fell broadly after Democrats swept Congress, with EUR/USD rising 0.79% to 1.1267 in the ECB fixing. GBP/USD, AUD/USD and USD/CHF also moved, and gold rose as the dollar slid.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T21:08:26.023Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80465-dollar-falls-after-democratic-midterm-sweep-base-and-quote-currency-online
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities and make US exports cheaper abroad, though the move is primarily currency-driven rather than a change in feed supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-07-23 | [Dollar falls broadly on Trump’s currency comments - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64215-dollar-falls-broadly-on-trump-s-currency-comments-moneyweb.md) | -0.4% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Copper and base metals benefit from the softer dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18266-copper-and-base-metals-benefit-from-the-softer-dollar.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2017-04-13 | [Dollar falls broadly after Trump says currency getting too strong \| Amwal Al Ghad](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71684-dollar-falls-broadly-after-trump-says-currency-getting-too-strong-amwal-al-ghad.md) | -0.1% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2021-07-29 | [Dollar Falls Broadly after Fed, Q2 GDP Next - ActionForex](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46247-dollar-falls-broadly-after-fed-q2-gdp-next-actionforex.md) | -0.3% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-06-11 | [Baht strengthens as dollar falls after Fed meeting](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52893-baht-strengthens-as-dollar-falls-after-fed-meeting.md) | +1.2% | +0.8% |
| EURUSD | 2025-03-04 | [Euro gains after German debt reform; US dollar falls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5800-euro-gains-after-german-debt-reform-us-dollar-falls.md) | +3.2% | +2.9% |
| EURUSD | 2023-03-16 | [Euro rises, dollar falls after ECB rate decision](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10083-euro-rises-dollar-falls-after-ecb-rate-decision.md) | +2.4% | +4.3% |
| EURUSD | 2022-12-15 | [Sterling falls against dollar and euro on 'dovish' UK rate hike](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38477-sterling-falls-against-dollar-and-euro-on-dovish-uk-rate-hike.md) | -0.5% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- online-forex.com: https://online-forex.com/articles/dollar-falls-midterm-sweep-base-and-quote-currency/

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