# Dollar Extends Election-Related Slide, Stocks Rebound

> The dollar continued to fall after Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress, reducing expectations for fiscal stimulus, tax cuts, and tariff measures. Investors also lowered Fed rate-hike expectations as Treasury yields retreated, while markets awaited October US jobs data.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T09:09:10.699Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83663-dollar-extends-election-related-slide-stocks-rebound
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar can support dollar-denominated feed commodity prices by making them cheaper for overseas buyers. The currency move reflects changing policy and rate expectations rather than a new commodity supply or demand development.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-11-03 | [Latam FX, stocks rally as dollar dogged by election jitters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50344-latam-fx-stocks-rally-as-dollar-dogged-by-election-jitters.md) | -1.8% | -3.6% |
| DXY | 2022-07-28 | [Pound Sterling Extends Gains against Euro and Dollar on post-Fed Relief](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40759-pound-sterling-extends-gains-against-euro-and-dollar-on-post-fed-relief.md) | -0.3% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2017-03-28 | [Stocks, dollar  slip as Trump  trade deflates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72195-stocks-dollar-slip-as-trump-trade-deflates.md) | +0.6% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2021-09-23 | [Dollar slumps as risk appetite rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44962-dollar-slumps-as-risk-appetite-rebounds.md) | +1.0% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2019-06-20 | [Dollar extends losses on Fed rate cut bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7441-dollar-extends-losses-on-fed-rate-cut-bets.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- investing.com: https://www.investing.com/analysis/dollar-extends-electionrelated-slide-stocks-rebound-200690921

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