{
  "id": 8872677,
  "title": "US Dollar Index: Trades firmly near 100.35 ahead of Fed speeches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-dollar-index-trades-firmly-near-100-35-ahead-of-fed-speeches",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-21T07:33:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/us-dollar-index-trades-firmly-near-10035-ahead-of-fed-speeches-202609210733"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Dollar (USD) is trading near 100.35 on the US Dollar Index (DXY), ahead of Federal Reserve (Fed) speeches. The Fed's monetary tightening prospects are strengthening the currency, which is gaining strength against the Japanese Yen. According to CME FedWatch, the likelihood of at least one more interest rate hike this year is approximately 88%. Federal Reserve members' speeches are awaited amid the completion of the Fed's blackout period. Chicago Fed Bank President Austan Goolsbee is set to speak in London, while Minneapolis Fed Bank President Neel Kashkari highlighted inflation concerns at an interview with Fox News. The FXS Speechtracker indicates a moderate decrease in hawkishness, but the Fed narrative remains clearly hawkish. The Dollar Index Spot is at 100.35, with a bullish short-term bias as it has broken above the 20-day exponential moving average. Investors are waiting for the meeting between US President Donald Trump and leaders from Gulf nations at the UN General Assembly in New York.",
  "summary": "The US Dollar (USD) reflects strength at the start of the week on prospects of further Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary tightening this year. At press time, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which gauges the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, is up 0.15% to near 100.37.",
  "key_points": [
    "US Dollar Index near 100.35 ahead of Fed speeches",
    "Fed tightening prospects strengthening USD",
    "88% chance of at least one more rate hike this year"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}