US Dollar Index bias flipped 8 times to neutral on August 25, 2026
The US Dollar Index slid to its lowest level since May after the Treasury said it would double its bond buyback program, a move that amplified the 'debasement trade' and pressured the greenback. The resulting dollar softness has helped lift gold, Bitcoin, and copper to records, while the Australian dollar rallied and the Indian rupee faces renewed lows. Traders are now awaiting July's Core PCE data for clues on the inflation outlook.
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The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 8 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
- 02:32Weak bearish
- 03:41Neutral
- 07:27Weak bullish
- 08:40Bullish
- 08:56Weak bearish
- 14:13Neutral
- 21:05Weak bearish
- 21:21Neutral
Headlines (12)
First seen on August 25
- Event Guide: U.S. Core PCE Price Index (July 2026)babypips.com
- Bitcoin Tops $81,000 as Gold Notches Its Best Month Since 1999BeInCrypto
- One Bad WeekGold Eagle
- Gold Hits Three-Month High as Bitcoin Tests $80,000decrypt.co
- Copper Hits Highest Close in History as Debasement Trade Lifts Gold, Silver, BitcoinBeInCrypto
Carried over from earlier days
- Asia FX rangebound, dollar holds near 3-mth lows amid U.S. debt, Iran risksInvesting.com
- The Australian Dollar Rally Shifts Into a Higher GearActionForex
- FX Daily: Dollar soft, US policy in spotlightING Think
- The Indian rupee is set to revisit record lows as US-Iran deadlock extends, tensions riseInvestingLive
- Gold Hits $4,620 as Treasury Buybacks Reignite the Dollar Debasement TradeBitcoin.com News
- 'Dollar Debasement' Sees Gold Erase Summer Slump at $4500Gold Eagle
- Dollar slips to lowest since May as Treasury doubles bond buybacks, what's next?InvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 25 | ||
| Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | AUD | |
| BOJ Core CPI y/y | 1.4% | JPY |
| German Final GDP q/q | 0.2% | EUR |
| German ifo Business Climate | 87.2 | EUR |
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| Belgian NBB Business Climate | -11.0 | EUR |
| S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y | 1.8% | USD |
| HPI m/m | 0.2% | USD |