US Dollar Index bias flipped 27 times to weak bullish on September 1, 2026
The US Dollar Index is currently influenced by hawkish Federal Reserve signals and escalating Middle East tensions. Comments from Fed officials about potential rate hikes have pushed Treasury yields higher, while geopolitical risks are supporting safe-haven demand for the dollar. These factors are contributing to volatility in the index, as it also reacts to corrections after specific speeches and cross-currency pressures.
Updated
The reading that day
Weak bullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 27 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
- 00:00Bullish
- 00:04Neutral
- 04:20Bullish
- 05:31Neutral
- 06:06Bullish
- 06:36Neutral
- 07:21Weak bullish
- 08:07Neutral
- 08:22Weak bearish
- 09:07Bullish
- 09:57Neutral
- 11:38Bullish
- 11:53Neutral
- 12:23Bullish
- 12:38Weak bullish
- 12:53Neutral
- 13:08Weak bullish
- 13:23Bullish
- 13:38Neutral
- 14:59Weak bullish
- 15:14Weak bearish
- 15:29Bullish
- 16:45Neutral
- 17:40Weak bullish
- 18:30Neutral
- 18:55Weak bullish
- 20:16Bullish
- 21:31Weak bullish
Headlines (12)
First seen on September 1
- Fed’s Barr Calls For Rate Hike if Inflation Doesn’t Moderate EnoughCoinGape
- Federal Reserve: Interest Rates May Rise if Inflation Doesn’t Coolwatcher.guru
- USD moves to new highs vs most of the major currencies. What next for the major currency pairs?InvestingLive
- US Dollar Index gains as US-Iran tensions escalate, Treasury yields riseFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- Gold tumbles as Warsh sparks rally on the US DollarFXStreet
- US Dollar Weekly Forecast: Focus is back on 100.00 as Fed hawks take centre stageFXStreet
- The Fed Just Changed Everything: What It Means for Your Forex TradesInvesting.com
- Live updates: Bitcoin holds $78,000 as yen breaks 160 and rate-hike bets lift the dollarCoinDesk
- US Dollar Gains Put Euro, Yen and Aussie Under Renewed PressureInvesting.com
- The Dollar Index falls through a war and a hawkish repricingFXStreet
- investingLive Americas FX news wrap 31 Aug: The USD moves lower. USD corrects after Warsh's hawkish speech at Jackson HoleInvestingLive
- Monday catch up in preparation for Asia open: Oil surges on Iran strikes, hawkish Warsh lifts dollar, yields, hike oddsInvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 1 | ||
| Final Manufacturing PMI | 55.1 | JPY |
| Building Approvals m/m | -4.7% | AUD |
| Current Account | -29.7B | AUD |
| RatingDog Manufacturing PMI | 51.0 | CNY |
| 10-y Bond Auction | JPY | |
| Consumer Confidence | 35.3 | JPY |
| Nationwide HPI m/m | 0.1% | GBP |
| German Retail Sales m/m | 0.4% | EUR |