# US Dollar: Stronger levels ahead of CPI – MUFG

> MUFG said the US Dollar had rebounded, taking the dollar index back above 102 after post-election losses. Stronger labor-market data have reinforced expectations of further Federal Reserve tightening, while markets await US inflation data for signs of energy-price spillovers.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T18:08:22.994Z
- Category: macro · region United States · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/89865-us-dollar-stronger-levels-ahead-of-cpi-mufg
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar can raise the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed commodities for importers outside the United States. Further dollar gains may depend on whether inflation data deliver a hawkish surprise.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-08-28 | [Pound Slips on Stronger US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18141-pound-slips-on-stronger-us-dollar.md) | -0.2% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2018-05-01 | [Strong US dollar derails metals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64949-strong-us-dollar-derails-metals.md) | +1.1% | +2.6% |
| DXY | 2024-09-16 | [US dollar strengthens ahead of expected Fed rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28508-us-dollar-strengthens-ahead-of-expected-fed-rate-cut.md) | -0.2% | +1.1% |
| DXY | 2025-01-14 | [Daily: US dollar: Stronger for longer? \| UBS Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26704-daily-us-dollar-stronger-for-longer-ubs-global.md) | -1.3% | -1.2% |
| DXY | 2023-02-28 | [Rand pressured by a stronger US dollar - Moneyweb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37617-rand-pressured-by-a-stronger-us-dollar-moneyweb.md) | -0.7% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- fxstreet.com: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-stronger-levels-ahead-of-cpi-mufg-202611091035

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