# After the Democrats' win: dollar price today Thursday, November 5, 2026 in Egypt

> The US dollar was steady against the Egyptian pound in morning trading on November 5, 2026, with quotes around 54.7 to 55.4 pounds across banks. Globally, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell about 0.5% to its lowest since late September after Democrats won control of both houses of Congress in the midterm elections.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:10:55.110Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81210-after-the-democrats-win-dollar-price-today-thursday-november-5-2026-in-egypt
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar on midterm-driven political uncertainty can lift dollar-denominated commodity prices and eases import costs for Egypt, a major feed grain buyer. The move is a currency-market update with limited direct effect on feed ingredient supply.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-04-25 | [Dollar swoons after data suggests rate cut in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31001-dollar-swoons-after-data-suggests-rate-cut-in-september.md) | +0.1% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-05-15 | [Dollar swoons after data suggests rate cut in September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30426-dollar-swoons-after-data-suggests-rate-cut-in-september.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2020-01-03 | [The US dollar could see a 5% sell off in 2020: Strategist](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55255-the-us-dollar-could-see-a-5-sell-off-in-2020-strategist.md) | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2025-11-27 | [US Dollar Holds Steady Near 1-Week Low as Markets Price in December Fed Cut \| Investing.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22146-us-dollar-holds-steady-near-1-week-low-as-markets-price-in-december-fed-cut.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-01-24 | [Dollar tanks the most in 10 months after Mnuchin says weak dollar is good](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10401-dollar-tanks-the-most-in-10-months-after-mnuchin-says-weak-dollar-is-good.md) | -0.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- egypttelegraph.com: https://www.egypttelegraph.com/article/293224/%D8%A8%D8%B9%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3

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