US Dollar Index bias flipped 15 times to neutral on August 13, 2026
The US Dollar Index is moving on the back of the July US inflation report, which showed a slight easing. Softer CPI data has reduced expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes, pressuring the dollar against currencies like the British pound. Mixed headlines about oil-driven Fed hike bets also feature, but the inflation data is the immediate market catalyst.
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The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 15 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
- 04:58Weak bearish
- 05:34Neutral
- 11:13Bearish
- 11:53Weak bearish
- 11:57Bullish
- 12:09Neutral
- 12:41Weak bearish
- 12:57Bearish
- 13:05Weak bullish
- 13:41Weak bearish
- 14:34Neutral
- 14:46Bullish
- 16:10Neutral
- 17:10Weak bullish
- 18:27Neutral
Headlines (14)
First seen on August 13
- Canadian Dollar extends pullback from two-month high as oil-driven Fed hike bets lift USDFXStreet
- Indonesian Rupiah remains subdued as safe-haven demand lifts US DollarFXStreet
- Inflation eased slightly in July. And, ICE plans to give officers electric shock glovesnpr.org
- US Dollar: Yield support erodes on weaker inflation – DBSFXStreet
- British Pound climbs as soft US inflation data hurt Fed hawkish betsFXStreet
- GOLD: McClellan Warns Investors To Expect A Lot More Downside In US DollarKing World News
Carried over from earlier days
- Euro drifts below 1.1550 as hopes of a swift US-Iran peace deal waneFXStreet
- What are the main events for today?InvestingLive
- What is the distribution of forecasts for the US CPI?InvestingLive
- FX Daily: Dollar bears chase totalityHellenic Shipping News
- The latest report on U.S. inflation is just minutes away — follow liveMarketWatch
- Gold tests the weekly high as the CPI report cools the rate hike talkInvestingLive
- Sunset Market CommentaryActionForex
- US Dollar: Bearish momentum extends after CPI – TD SecuritiesFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, August 13 | ||
| RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks | AUD | |
| Inflation Expectations q/q | NZD | |
| Prelim Business Investment q/q | -0.3% | GBP |
| GDP m/m | 0.0% | GBP |
| Industrial Production m/m | 0.1% | GBP |
| Index of Services 3m/3m | 0.5% | GBP |
| Goods Trade Balance | -20.6B | GBP |
| Construction Output m/m | -0.3% | GBP |