The dollar index (DXY00) recovered from a 2.5-week low on Wednesday and finished up by +0.06%. The dollar found support on Wednesday after WTI crude oil surged +3 % to a 3.25-month high, boosting inflation expectations and potentially persuading the Fed to tighten monetary policy. Also, short covering emerged in the dollar on Wednesday after the US Treasury announced it would purchase $6 billion of long-term US government debt securities on Thursday, below expectations of $10 billion. In addition, Wednesday’s increase in the 10-year T-note yield to a 2.75-year high of 4.85% has strengthened the dollar’s interest rate differentials.
The dollar initially moved lower on Wednesday amid strength in the yen after US Treasury Secretary Bessent challenged traders to test his resolve on strengthening the yen.
