# Dollar rises to 19-month high as Fed hike bets grow, yen softens

> The dollar index rose 0.15% to 103.02, its highest since April 2025, after stronger-than-expected October inflation and hawkish Fed remarks. Major brokerages including Goldman Sachs now expect a further hike early next year after a December increase. The yen moved toward the 160-per-dollar level.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T06:13:18.750Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95035-dollar-rises-to-19-month-high-as-fed-hike-bets-grow-yen-softens
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Japanese Yen (JPY per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDJPY.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer dollar lowers the local-currency cost of US commodity imports and can weigh on US export competitiveness and dollar-quoted grain and meal prices. Weaker yen and other currencies also affect Asian feed buyers' purchasing power.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDJPY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [U.S. dollar rises to 13-month high on Fed rate hike views](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11992-u-s-dollar-rises-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-views.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| 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 | 2026-06-23 | [Dollar climbs to 13-month high on Fed hike bets, safe-haven bid \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11987-dollar-climbs-to-13-month-high-on-fed-hike-bets-safe-haven-bid-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.0% |
| DXY | 2022-10-28 | [Gold down 1% as dollar, yields rise on Fed rate-hike bets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39036-gold-down-1-as-dollar-yields-rise-on-fed-rate-hike-bets.md) | +1.2% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2026-05-15 | [Dollar climbs for fifth straight day as Fed rate hike bets grow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19469-dollar-climbs-for-fifth-straight-day-as-fed-rate-hike-bets-grow.md) | +0.6% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- freemalaysiatoday.com: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/11/12/dollar-rises-to-19-month-high-as-fed-hike-bets-grow-yen-softens

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