# 'King dollar' returns as US inflation shock sends greenback to 19-month high

> The dollar index climbed to 102.87 on Wednesday, its highest level in about 19 months, after October CPI rose 0.4% versus 0.3% expected. The euro fell to $1.1082, its weakest since May last year, and markets priced a possible 50-basis-point Fed hike in December.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T03:10:33.917Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/94822-king-dollar-returns-as-us-inflation-shock-sends-greenback-to-19-month-high
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp dollar rally raises the USD cost of imported feed ingredients for non-US buyers and tends to pressure US grain and oilseed prices, a modest bearish factor for feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- EURUSD: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-02-13 | [US dollar rises to three-month high after inflation data, surges past 150 yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31870-us-dollar-rises-to-three-month-high-after-inflation-data-surges-past-150-yen.md) | +0.1% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2021-11-11 | [Dollar rockets to 16-month highs after hot U.S. inflation; euro sinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11949-dollar-rockets-to-16-month-highs-after-hot-u-s-inflation-euro-sinks-reuters.md) | +0.8% | +1.2% |
| DXY | 2026-06-30 | [US dollar holds near 13-month high as yen's slide, Fed rate hike bets boost the greenback](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19010-us-dollar-holds-near-13-month-high-as-yen-s-slide-fed-rate-hike-bets-boost-the.md) | -0.1% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2018-05-07 | [Dollar marches to 4-month high as oil rally points to higher inflation - MarketWatch](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65209-dollar-marches-to-4-month-high-as-oil-rally-points-to-higher-inflation.md) | +0.0% | +1.4% |
| DXY | 2026-10-14 | [Dollar hits fresh 18-month high as hot inflation boosts Fed hike expectation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/649-dollar-hits-fresh-18-month-high-as-hot-inflation-boosts-fed-hike-expectation.md) | -0.3% | — |
| EURUSD | 2021-11-11 | [Dollar rockets to 16-month highs after hot U.S. inflation; euro sinks \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11949-dollar-rockets-to-16-month-highs-after-hot-u-s-inflation-euro-sinks-reuters.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| EURUSD | 2016-11-14 | [Dollar surges to 11-month high as bond rout persists](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7743-dollar-surges-to-11-month-high-as-bond-rout-persists.md) | -2.6% | -2.5% |
| EURUSD | 2026-08-31 | [Euro holds modest gains as US Dollar lacks momentum, Eurozone inflation in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18098-euro-holds-modest-gains-as-us-dollar-lacks-momentum-eurozone-inflation-in-focus.md) | +0.2% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- biz.heraldcorp.com: https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10934645

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