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Broad dollar index
Broad dollar index is up 0.2% from a year ago and has been rising over the last 3 months. That is in its normal range: higher than 43% of readings since 2007.
Latest (vs. a year ago)
0.2%
As of
Nov 6, 2026
3-month change
+1.35 % pts
1-year change
+3.34 % pts
20-year percentile
43rd
20-year median
1.0%
What it is. Dollar strength vs. trading partners. Shown as the change from a year earlier.
What it affects next
Broad dollar index is rising: 0.2% (+1.35 % pts in 3 months, 43rd percentile of the last 20 years). Here is what has tended to follow, based on links the data backs up.
- →Nasdaq Composite: has tended to fall in the same month. Following
What is driving it
None of its tested drivers is moving much right now.
All tested links
A strong dollar shrinks overseas earnings of multinationals. Typical lag: 1-2 quarters. Strongest match in the same period (correlation -0.51, 239 observations since 2007).
Source: Federal Reserve via FRED (series DTWEXBGS).