# [Morning report] Dollar weakens on US Treasury yield decline; crude oil plunges 8.29%

> The dollar index fell 0.36% to 101.499 on November 5 after Democrats gained control of both houses of Congress, and the 10-year Treasury yield dropped to 4.884%. WTI fell 8.29% to $88.12 a barrel on expectations of an end to the Iran conflict.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-05T00:09:37.773Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80690-morning-report-dollar-weakens-on-us-treasury-yield-decline-crude-oil-plunges-8
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower crude prices reduce energy and freight costs for feed production, while a weaker dollar supports dollar-priced commodity imports. Gold rose 3.37% to $4,073 an ounce.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2022-12-06 | [Ringgit ends lower against US dollar as oil prices decline \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38501-ringgit-ends-lower-against-us-dollar-as-oil-prices-decline-malay-mail.md) | -5.0% | -5.3% |
| WTI | 2026-08-28 | [Dollar Strength and Increased Middle East Oil Flows Weigh on Crude Prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18056-dollar-strength-and-increased-middle-east-oil-flows-weigh-on-crude-prices.md) | +9.2% | +13.1% |
| WTI | 2019-05-02 | [WEAK INFLATION ISN'T TRANSITORY -- COMMODITY PRICES HAVE BEEN FALLING FOR A DECADE -- A RISING DOLLAR IS ONE REASON WHY -- STOCKS REACT BADLY TO LESS DOVISH FED -- RISING BOND YIELDS BOOST THE DOLLAR -- CRUDE OIL LEADS COMMODITIES LOWER](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58995-weak-inflation-isn-t-transitory-commodity-prices-have-been-falling-for-a-decade.md) | -2.3% | -7.5% |
| WTI | 2026-10-21 | [Dollar on back foot as US yields, crude prices dip; Aussie buoyed by hawkish RBA By Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17330-dollar-on-back-foot-as-us-yields-crude-prices-dip-aussie-buoyed-by-hawkish-rba.md) | -0.7% | — |
| WTI | 2020-02-28 | [Baht gains more ground, as US dollar weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54839-baht-gains-more-ground-as-us-dollar-weakens.md) | -2.6% | -61.0% |
| BRENT | 2022-12-06 | [Ringgit ends lower against US dollar as oil prices decline \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38501-ringgit-ends-lower-against-us-dollar-as-oil-prices-decline-malay-mail.md) | -6.1% | -7.8% |
| BRENT | 2024-07-30 | [Crude Prices Retreat on the Prospects of Weaker Chinese Energy Demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29445-crude-prices-retreat-on-the-prospects-of-weaker-chinese-energy-demand.md) | -4.3% | +0.7% |
| BRENT | 2024-10-15 | [Oil plunges 4% as Iran supply disruption concerns ease, demand outlook weakens](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28029-oil-plunges-4-as-iran-supply-disruption-concerns-ease-demand-outlook-weakens.md) | -5.4% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- newspim.com: https://newspim.com/news/view/20261105000122

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