# Why the US midterm elections will not lead to a broad US Dollar selloff

> The US Dollar Index pared earlier losses on Thursday, trading near 101.50 after bouncing from lows of 101.20. Solid ADP employment and ISM services data kept the dollar supported as markets shifted focus from the midterm results. Traders still expect the Federal Reserve to hike rates in December.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T12:07:49.873Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81614-why-the-us-midterm-elections-will-not-lead-to-a-broad-us-dollar-selloff
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar makes US-priced feed commodities and imports more expensive for buyers in other currencies, which can cap export demand. The move is modest, so the near-term effect on feed prices is small.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-09-29 | [Yen intervention a hard sell even as 150 to the dollar 'red line' beckons \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34347-yen-intervention-a-hard-sell-even-as-150-to-the-dollar-red-line-beckons-reuters.md) | +1.1% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2023-09-08 | [Why the US Fed's interest rate pause is a win for dollar bulls \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34010-why-the-us-fed-s-interest-rate-pause-is-a-win-for-dollar-bulls-the-national.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2023-06-01 | [Why is the US dollar so strong again?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35846-why-is-the-us-dollar-so-strong-again.md) | -0.9% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2018-11-05 | [EURUSD retreats on ECB Italy and soft data ahead of US midterm elections](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62241-eurusd-retreats-on-ecb-italy-and-soft-data-ahead-of-us-midterm-elections.md) | +0.7% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-09-26 | [Euro likely to stay weak against dollar until mid-2019 \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63252-euro-likely-to-stay-weak-against-dollar-until-mid-2019-the-national.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-index-dxy-pares-losses-as-the-dust-from-the-us-midterm-elections-settles-202611051131

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