The dollar index (DXY00) on Tuesday rose by +0.29% and posted a 1-week high. The dollar moved higher on Tuesday on the stronger-than-expected US Mar retail sales and Mar pending home sales reports. The dollar gained further on Tuesday after stock prices slumped when Vice President Vance's trip to Pakistan to meet Iranian negotiators was put on hold after Iran failed to respond to US negotiating positions.
The dollar also has support on signs that Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh will support an independent Fed and prioritize low inflation. Fed Chair nominee Warsh's prepared statement before the Senate Banking Committee said he is committed to ensuring that the conduct of monetary policy remains "strictly independent" and to keeping inflation in check, stating that price stability is a mandate for the Fed "without excuse or equivocation."
