# The US dollar firmed broadly and the NZD hit a fresh low

> US payrolls increased by 165,000 in October, beating expectations, while unemployment fell to 4.1% and prior-month job gains were revised up by 84,000. The stronger data lifted short-term Treasury yields and Fed rate-hike expectations; the US dollar strengthened broadly and the New Zealand dollar reached a fresh yearly low.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:08:07.712Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87974-the-us-dollar-firmed-broadly-and-the-nzd-hit-a-fresh-low
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar can weigh on dollar-denominated feed commodities for importers, while currency effects vary by buyer. The article gives no direct feed-commodity price move.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2017-11-29 | [Canadian dollar hits near 4-week low versus firmer US$ - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68198-canadian-dollar-hits-near-4-week-low-versus-firmer-us-the-business-times.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| DXY | 2020-03-17 | [COVID-19 and the US dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54308-covid-19-and-the-us-dollar.md) | +4.3% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2018-04-27 | [And The U.S. Dollar?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65691-and-the-u-s-dollar.md) | +0.7% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2022-09-26 | [Sterling hits all-time low versus broadly stronger dollar \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39829-sterling-hits-all-time-low-versus-broadly-stronger-dollar-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-03-20 | [Grain Futures Slid As Oil Paused And The Dollar Firmed - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11695-grain-futures-slid-as-oil-paused-and-the-dollar-firmed-finimize.md) | +0.2% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- interest.co.nz: https://www.interest.co.nz/currencies/141008/equities-partly-recovered-post-midterms-tech-selloff-nasdaq-1-us-payrolls-easily

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