# US Dollar Strengthens After Jobs Report Beats Major Bank Forecasts

> US employers added 165,000 jobs in October, unemployment declined to 4.1%, and wages rose 0.4% month over month. Revisions added 84,000 jobs to the previous two months, and the dollar strengthened against the euro after the report.

- Date: 2026-11-08 · published 2026-11-08T21:08:07.781Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/87975-us-dollar-strengthens-after-jobs-report-beats-major-bank-forecasts
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar can make dollar-priced feed imports more expensive for buyers using other currencies, though no feed-commodity price impact is reported. Higher rates may also affect currency and financing conditions.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | +0.6% | +2.3% |
| DXY | 2017-06-01 | [Dollar bounces back after strong U.S. private sector jobs report \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70726-dollar-bounces-back-after-strong-u-s-private-sector-jobs-report-reuters.md) | -0.4% | -1.1% |
| DXY | 2024-10-25 | [US dollar forecast to continue strengthening against dong](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28167-us-dollar-forecast-to-continue-strengthening-against-dong.md) | +0.2% | +2.4% |
| DXY | 2025-01-10 | [Rand Tumbles Above 19 as Dollar Strengthens on US Jobs Data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26805-rand-tumbles-above-19-as-dollar-strengthens-on-us-jobs-data.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2023-04-07 | [Dollar firms as US jobs report backs Fed hike in May \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36583-dollar-firms-as-us-jobs-report-backs-fed-hike-in-may-reuters.md) | -0.8% | -0.2% |
| EURUSD | 2018-10-03 | [US dollar strengthens after Fed comments - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62721-us-dollar-strengthens-after-fed-comments-the-business-times.md) | -0.2% | -2.0% |
| 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 | 2020-09-23 | [Dollar Strengthens; Helped by Housing Data and Fed Comments](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7700-dollar-strengthens-helped-by-housing-data-and-fed-comments.md) | +0.1% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- exchangerates.org.uk: https://www.exchangerates.org.uk/news/47707/2026-11-08-us-dollar-strengthens-after-jobs-report-beats-major-bank-forecasts.html

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