# US Dollar Hits 19-Month High

> The US dollar rose faster than expected, fueling expectations of aggressive Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. The greenback closed up 0.6% against a basket of six major currencies.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T03:10:19.833Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94819-us-dollar-hits-19-month-high
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger dollar on rate-hike expectations tends to weigh on dollar-denominated grain and feed prices and makes US exports more expensive for overseas buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-05-29 | [Euro hits 10-month nadir versus dollare](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65218-euro-hits-10-month-nadir-versus-dollare.md) | +0.2% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2023-03-08 | [Powell pushes dollar to three-month high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37123-powell-pushes-dollar-to-three-month-high.md) | -0.4% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2024-04-16 | [Dollar hits 5-month high against euro; yen weakest since 1990](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30942-dollar-hits-5-month-high-against-euro-yen-weakest-since-1990.md) | +0.5% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2021-03-01 | [Dollar index hits 3-week high on US growth hopes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10062-dollar-index-hits-3-week-high-on-us-growth-hopes.md) | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| DXY | 2026-10-01 | [Dollar hits 17-month high versus euro as bond selloff lifts yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9653-dollar-hits-17-month-high-versus-euro-as-bond-selloff-lifts-yields.md) | +0.2% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- news.sbs.co.kr: https://news.sbs.co.kr/english/article.do?news_id=N1008842396

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