# Dollar falls most in two months as traders weigh gridlock risks - Moneyweb

> Bloomberg's dollar index fell 0.4% on Wednesday, its largest drop since September 3, after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress. Traders are weighing possible gridlock and slower AI-related spending, which could reduce US growth exceptionalism in 2027.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T09:08:24.674Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81457-dollar-falls-most-in-two-months-as-traders-weigh-gridlock-risks-moneyweb
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar lowers the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports, but analysts see no significant sell-off given Fed policy, so the impact on commodity prices should be modest.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-10-26 | [US dollar drops to three-week low as traders weigh a Fed pivot - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39327-us-dollar-drops-to-three-week-low-as-traders-weigh-a-fed-pivot-moneyweb.md) | +0.0% | -2.8% |
| DXY | 2025-08-06 | [Dollar falls as traders bet on more rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23519-dollar-falls-as-traders-bet-on-more-rate-cuts.md) | -0.5% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2023-12-14 | [Dollar drops to weakest since August as traders eye Fed pivot - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8715-dollar-drops-to-weakest-since-august-as-traders-eye-fed-pivot-moneyweb.md) | -1.3% | -1.3% |
| DXY | 2017-02-02 | [Dollar falls after non-commital Fed, earnings weigh on stocks - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72398-dollar-falls-after-non-commital-fed-earnings-weigh-on-stocks-moneyweb.md) | -0.2% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2017-01-31 | [Rand, stocks rise as Trump trips up dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73244-rand-stocks-rise-as-trump-trips-up-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.6% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- moneyweb.co.za: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/economy/dollar-falls-most-in-two-months-as-traders-weigh-gridlock-risks/

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