# Dollar Logs Best Day Since June and a Weekly Gain as Yen Heads for Its Biggest Weekly Drop Since September

> The U.S. dollar index rose about 0.8% on Friday and finished the week higher after October payroll growth significantly beat expectations and unemployment edged down to 4.1%. The report strengthened expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in December, while the yen weakened to around 158.4 per dollar and the euro recorded a third consecutive weekly decline.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-08T03:09:38.495Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/86925-dollar-logs-best-day-since-june-and-a-weekly-gain-as-yen-heads-for-its-biggest
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar can raise the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed ingredients for importers. No specific change in agricultural supply or demand is reported, so the commodity-price effect is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Dollar edges higher, headed for 1st monthly gain since September](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37570-dollar-edges-higher-headed-for-1st-monthly-gain-since-september.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Pound heads for biggest monthly loss against the safe-haven dollar since October \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20428-pound-heads-for-biggest-monthly-loss-against-the-safe-haven-dollar-since.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-04-27 | [Dollar set for best weekly gain since Nov 2016 on yield bets - The HinduBusinessLine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65734-dollar-set-for-best-weekly-gain-since-nov-2016-on-yield-bets-the.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2016-11-18 | [Dollar heads for best fortnight vs. yen since 1988 \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/74080-dollar-heads-for-best-fortnight-vs-yen-since-1988-reuters.md) | +1.0% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2021-10-01 | [Dollar heads for best week in months as Fed tightening looms](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44797-dollar-heads-for-best-week-in-months-as-fed-tightening-looms.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| EURUSD | 2020-08-21 | [Dollar beats euro for first week since mid-June after bullish data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51826-dollar-beats-euro-for-first-week-since-mid-june-after-bullish-data.md) | -0.3% | -0.0% |
| EURUSD | 2026-10-02 | [Dollar heads for fourth straight weekly gain versus euro](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9651-dollar-heads-for-fourth-straight-weekly-gain-versus-euro.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |
| EURUSD | 2019-03-01 | [Dollar recovers, hits 10-week high vs yen, as bigger yields lure investors \| Malay Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60326-dollar-recovers-hits-10-week-high-vs-yen-as-bigger-yields-lure-investors-malay.md) | -1.5% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- ishookfinance.com: https://ishookfinance.com/dollar-best-day-since-june-weekly-gain-yen-biggest-weekly-drop-since-september-nov-7-2026

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