# Dollar rises today after US payrolls exceed expectations in October

> The US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, well above economists’ forecast of 64,000, and the dollar rose against the real after the report. The unemployment rate was 4.1%, slightly below the expected 4.2%.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T15:10:11.141Z
- Category: report · region United States and Brazil · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84137-dollar-rises-today-after-us-payrolls-exceed-expectations-in-october
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Brazilian Real (BRL per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDBRL.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger US employment may support expectations for tighter Federal Reserve policy, underpinning the dollar and increasing the cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Brazilian buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDBRL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-04-10 | [Dollar Surges as a Hot US CPI Report Dampens Fed Rate Cut Expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12560-dollar-surges-as-a-hot-us-cpi-report-dampens-fed-rate-cut-expectations.md) | +2.0% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2019-12-06 | [Dollar gains after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55796-dollar-gains-after-stronger-than-expected-u-s-jobs-report-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2022-02-04 | [Dollar rises from two-week low after U.S. jobs surprise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9876-dollar-rises-from-two-week-low-after-u-s-jobs-surprise.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2021-03-05 | [Dollar jumps as U.S. jobs growth beats expectations \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10067-dollar-jumps-as-u-s-jobs-growth-beats-expectations-financial-post.md) | +0.2% | +0.9% |
| DXY | 2026-06-25 | [Euro stabilizes near 13-month lows against the US Dollar after in-line US inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19034-euro-stabilizes-near-13-month-lows-against-the-us-dollar-after-in-line-us.md) | -0.2% | -0.4% |
| USDBRL | 2025-04-11 | [Brazil’s poultry industry surges amid rising global demand - USDA FAS
						 \| The Poultry Site](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25289-brazil-s-poultry-industry-surges-amid-rising-global-demand-usda-fas-the-poultry.md) | -1.9% | -4.4% |
| USDBRL | 2022-09-02 | [Brazilian Corn and Soybean 2022/2023 Crop Preview \| Weekly Crop Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13698-brazilian-corn-and-soybean-2022-2023-crop-preview-weekly-crop-update.md) | -1.3% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- infomoney.com.br: https://www.infomoney.com.br/mercados/dolar-hoje-abertura-fechamento-comercial-turismo-06112026/

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