US Dollar Index bias flipped 23 times to neutral on September 15, 2026
The US Dollar Index has extended its recovery above the 20-day EMA and strengthened above 99.50 as bets on Federal Reserve rate hikes rose. Rising US yields and expectations of a new Fed tightening cycle have put monetary policy in focus, turning the tables on USD bears.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 23 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
- 00:45Weak bullish
- 01:05Neutral
- 02:45Weak bullish
- 03:15Neutral
- 04:56Weak bullish
- 05:26Bullish
- 05:41Weak bullish
- 06:21Bullish
- 07:21Bearish
- 07:36Bullish
- 14:52Neutral
- 16:08Bullish
- 16:23Neutral
- 16:43Weak bullish
- 16:58Weak bearish
- 17:18Bullish
- 17:48Neutral
- 18:18Weak bullish
- 19:08Bullish
- 19:28Neutral
- 19:43Bullish
- 20:43Weak bullish
- 21:13Neutral
Headlines (9)
First seen on September 15
Carried over from earlier days
- FX Daily: Dollar’s turn to get a monetary policy liftING Think
- US Dollar Index Price Forecast: Extends recovery above 20-day EMAFXStreet
- The Fed Is About to Start a New Tightening CycleActionForex
- US Dollar Jumps on Fed Expectationsmarctomarket.com
- Federal Reserve: Inflation keeps pressure on – CommerzbankFXStreet
- The FX Trader: Fresh turmoil turns the tables on the USD bears.home.saxo
- The Dollar Index climbs on Fed hike bets and stalls at its usual ceilingFXStreet
- British Pound buckles as the US yields rise puts Fed in commandFXStreet
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, September 15 | ||
| New Home Prices m/m | CNY | |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.2% | CNY |
| Industrial Production y/y | 4.8% | CNY |
| Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y | -7.1% | CNY |
| NBS Press Conference | CNY | |
| Retail Sales y/y | 0.7% | CNY |
| Tertiary Industry Activity m/m | 0.3% | JPY |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.0% | GBP |