The dollar index (DXY00) is up by +0.22% today. The dollar is climbing today amid higher T-note yields, which are strengthening the dollar’s interest rate differentials. Also, today’s more than +2% increase in WTI crude oil prices is raising inflation expectations and may persuade the Fed to tighten monetary policy, a supportive factor for the dollar.
President Trump on Sunday signaled he's prepared to let economic pressure on Iran build rather than launch additional military strikes, saying the US was only "semi-negotiating" with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and that the US blockade of Iran was deepening the country's financial woes.
