# Why is the US Dollar falling after Friday's bright Nonfarm Payrolls report?

> The US Dollar Index fell nearly 0.4% on Monday, slipping below 102, as improving risk appetite and prospects for renewed US-Iran peace talks weakened demand for the dollar as a safe haven. Lower oil prices also supported sentiment, while expectations of a December Federal Reserve rate hike were seen as limiting further dollar losses.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T15:09:43.304Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89667-why-is-the-us-dollar-falling-after-friday-s-bright-nonfarm-payrolls-report
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar can support dollar-denominated agricultural commodity prices for buyers using other currencies, while lower oil prices ease energy-cost pressures. The story is primarily driven by shifting risk sentiment and monetary-policy expectations rather than a direct change in feed supply or demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- WTI: bearish ▼
- BRENT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-11-02 | [US dollar falls broadly after the Fed hints at a slower pace of rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38845-us-dollar-falls-broadly-after-the-fed-hints-at-a-slower-pace-of-rate-hikes.md) | -1.4% | -4.2% |
| DXY | 2024-07-26 | [Dollar treads water after tame US inflation report, yen rally stalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29456-dollar-treads-water-after-tame-us-inflation-report-yen-rally-stalls.md) | +0.3% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2023-07-28 | [Why is the US dollar losing its shine?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35220-why-is-the-us-dollar-losing-its-shine.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-04-22 | [US dollar: Why should I care if the greenback falls?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25330-us-dollar-why-should-i-care-if-the-greenback-falls.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2019-11-19 | [Are we witnessing the US dollar’s fall from grace?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56263-are-we-witnessing-the-us-dollar-s-fall-from-grace.md) | +0.6% | -0.7% |
| WTI | 2025-11-19 | [Canadian dollar falls the most in four months after key US data cancelled \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22180-canadian-dollar-falls-the-most-in-four-months-after-key-us-data-cancelled.md) | -5.1% | -8.5% |
| WTI | 2023-05-18 | [Canadian dollar falls as BoC’s Macklem resists validating rate hike bets - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36189-canadian-dollar-falls-as-boc-s-macklem-resists-validating-rate-hike-bets-the.md) | +2.1% | -3.0% |
| WTI | 2022-06-16 | [Canadian dollar falls as global central bank tightening spooks investors - The Globe and Mail](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41175-canadian-dollar-falls-as-global-central-bank-tightening-spooks-investors-the.md) | -8.7% | -14.2% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-index-dxy-extends-reversal-below-10200-as-risk-appetite-improves-202611091318

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