{
  "id": 5250551,
  "title": "United States Dollar Index weakens below 99.50 as yields ease",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/united-states-dollar-index-weakens-below-99-50-as-yields-ease",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:10:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/united-states-dollar-index-weakens-below-9950-as-yields-ease-202609030510"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Dollar Index (DXY) slipped below 99.50 on Thursday, as US Treasury yields eased from multi-year peaks. The August ISM Services PMI report, releasing on Thursday, may impact the dollar's future direction. In August, private companies added 38,000 jobs, versus the market-expected 47,000, signaling the weakest gain since January. The weaker-than-anticipated ADP employment data pressured the US Dollar against its rivals. However, hawkish remarks from the Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh could bolster the DXY in the short term. Fed Chair Warsh highlighted the Fed's dedication to its inflation target and indicated uncertainty about whether price pressures are easing sufficiently. Meanwhile, New York Fed President John Williams stated that rising long-term bond yields do not stem from inflation concerns but are due to a robust economy. Markets currently anticipate a 62% probability of a US rate hike this month. The forthcoming US jobs data, scheduled for release on Friday, will assist in shaping expectations for the Federal Reserve's next policy action. The Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report is expected to show a 58,000 jobs increase in August, with the Unemployment Rate remaining steady at 4.1%. TD Securities suggests that a more robust US jobs report could initially benefit the Dollar, but the impact on policy expectations is expected to be limited. Fed strategists argue that a hawkish Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) surprise may provide an initial boost to the dollar but not be sufficient to trigger a September rate hike. Fed Chair John Williams' remarks conveyed a somewhat optimistic tone, with a 6/10 FXS Speechtracker score, compared to a 5.9/10 historical average. The Fed Chair emphasized that rising yields reflect a strong economy and a positive outlook rather than escalating inflation expectations. Financial conditions are tightening, as indicated by market movements, yet the Fed remains data-dependent, prioritizing price stability at 2% as the top priority. Overall, the mixture of a solid labor market, robust investment demand, and contained inflation expectations suggests a cautiously hawkish stance, underpinned by confidence in the path towards disinflation. The FXS Fed Sentiment Index declined 1.42 points to 127.44, indicating a slight reduction in perceived hawkishness, although markets interpreted the emphasis on contained inflation expectations as moderating the overall hawkish signal from the FXS Speechtracker. On the daily chart, the Dollar Index Spot remains below the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the Bollinger Bands’ 20-day middle line, maintaining a near-term bearish bias. The Bollinger upper band signifies the top of the current volatility envelope, while the Relative Strength Index (14) around 45 suggests a consolidative momentum rather than a definitive trend, leaving the index susceptible as long as it stays beneath these resistance levels. Should the Dollar Index recover and break above the 100-day SMA at 99.75, the next significant resistance level lies near the Bollinger middle band at 99.42, followed by the more distant barrier at the Bollinger upper band around 100.15. Conversely, the primary support level is expected to emerge at the Bollinger lower band near 98.65, with a break of this level potentially triggering a more substantial decline within the broader range.",
  "summary": "The US Dollar Index (DXY), an index of the value of the US Dollar (USD) measured against a basket of six world currencies, currently trades near 99.40 in the early European trading hours on Thursday. The DXY faces some selling pressure while US Treasury yields slipped from multi-year highs.",
  "key_points": [
    "US Dollar Index drops below 99.50 amid easing Treasury yields",
    "August ISM Services PMI release may affect dollar's direction",
    "Fed Chair Warsh's remarks hint at cautious optimism for DXY"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Easing US Treasury yields and weaker-than-expected employment data weigh on the US Dollar Index, though hawkish Federal Reserve remarks may offer short-term support and influence the dollar's near-term direction.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/gold-rises-as-dollar-and-yields-ease-with-us-nonfarm-payrolls-report",
        "published": "2026-09-03T02:52:24.000Z"
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    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}