US Dollar Index bias flipped 35 times to neutral on July 29, 2026
The US Dollar Index is trading cautiously as markets await the Federal Reserve's policy decision, with uncertainty around future rate hikes keeping the dollar subdued. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions and a spike in oil prices add to the mixed outlook, as the dollar remains firm against some peers but struggles for direction.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 35 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 02:02Bearish
- 02:26Neutral
- 02:46Bullish
- 03:26Neutral
- 05:06Bearish
- 05:10Neutral
- 05:30Bullish
- 05:50Weak bullish
- 06:15Bullish
- 06:27Weak bullish
- 06:42Weak bearish
- 07:47Neutral
- 08:03Weak bearish
- 08:19Neutral
- 08:35Bullish
- 08:47Neutral
- 09:15Bullish
- 09:31Bearish
- 09:35Neutral
- 14:36Bullish
- 15:33Weak bearish
- 15:57Neutral
- 16:06Bullish
- 16:18Neutral
- 18:06Bullish
- 18:10Bearish
- 18:18Neutral
- 18:46Bearish
- 18:54Neutral
- 19:54Bullish
- 20:06Neutral
- 20:10Bullish
- 20:39Neutral
- 21:19Bullish
- 21:47Neutral
Headlines (11)
First seen on July 29
- US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Likely remain subdued as Fed’s policy decision awaitedFXStreet
- Futures Rise Despite Oil Spike And Ongoing Korean Collapse, Ahead Of Fed, Meta And MicrosoftZeroHedge
Carried over from earlier days
- Iran’s Baghaei: Iran has not asked for resumption of talks with the USFXStreet
- Swiss Franc slips against the US Dollar on diverging monetary policy expectationsFXStreet
- USD/CHF Price Forecast: Bulls eye 0.8200 as rally extendsFXStreet
- US Dollar: Fed hike odds and asymmetric risks – DBSFXStreet
- New Zealand Dollar struggles as firm US Dollar keeps NZD/USD pinnedFXStreet
- Trump downplays escalation risks while warning Iran against breaking agreementsFXStreet
- British Pound Sterling has nothing to say in front of two central banksFXStreet
- FX Daily: Swiss franc becomes favourite funding currencyING Think
- The Euro finally gets cheaper energy, and that is the problemFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 29 | ||
| CPI y/y | 4.0% | AUD |
| Trimmed Mean CPI m/m | 0.3% | AUD |
| CPI m/m | 0.2% | AUD |
| German Import Prices m/m | -0.7% | EUR |
| UBS Economic Expectations | CHF | |
| M4 Money Supply m/m | 0.2% | GBP |
| Mortgage Approvals | 57K | GBP |
| Net Lending to Individuals m/m | 5.5B | GBP |