# US Dollar Index: Fed path and CPI focus – Deutsche Bank

> The Dollar Index closed up 0.51% at 102.11 as markets shifted attention from strong payrolls to US October inflation data. Deutsche Bank’s economists expect slower monthly CPI and PPI increases and still project quarter-point Fed rate hikes in December and March, absent a material tightening in financial conditions.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T09:09:35.763Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89140-us-dollar-index-fed-path-and-cpi-focus-deutsche-bank
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected Fed rate increases could support the dollar, while softer inflation readings could temper expectations for tightening and limit that support.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-11-12 | [Forex market: Fed, Brexit and dollar in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62251-forex-market-fed-brexit-and-dollar-in-focus.md) | -0.4% | -0.2% |
| DXY | 2026-06-18 | [United States Dollar Index: Hawkish Fed repricing supports gains – Deutsche Bank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18714-united-states-dollar-index-hawkish-fed-repricing-supports-gains-deutsche-bank.md) | +1.4% | +1.0% |
| DXY | 2023-05-22 | [Dollar gains against yen as Fed policy and debt ceiling in focus - Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36140-dollar-gains-against-yen-as-fed-policy-and-debt-ceiling-in-focus-reuters.md) | +0.7% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2024-03-19 | [Gold loses footing as US dollar rises; Fed in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31101-gold-loses-footing-as-us-dollar-rises-fed-in-focus.md) | +0.4% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-11-28 | [Gold markets: The Fed, dollar in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61959-gold-markets-the-fed-dollar-in-focus.md) | -0.8% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-index-fed-path-and-cpi-focus-deutsche-bank-202611090726

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