{"id":19709,"date":"2025-04-02T03:47:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T03:47:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=19709"},"modified":"2025-04-02T03:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T03:47:52","slug":"dollar-steadies-tariff-developments-in-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/dollar-steadies-tariff-developments-in-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar Steadies, Tariff Developments in Focus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/download-141-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19711\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>US Dollar Index (USDX) holds steady, trading near <strong>103.86<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Market participants await President Trump&#8217;s tariff announcement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>US factory activity contracts, raising concerns over the economy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Job openings decline, suggesting cooling labor market as market eyes ADP report and nonfarm payrolls for future Fed moves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">US Dollar Index Stabilizes Ahead of Key Tariff Announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Dollar Index (USDX) held steady at <strong>103.861 <\/strong>on Wednesday, continuing its sideways movement this week as traders await US President Donald Trump&#8217;s upcoming tariff announcement. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Donald Trump&#39;s &#39;Liberation Day&#39; is hours away but markets are still guessing how his tariff threats are going to play out. Investors are worried the worst of the selloffs are yet to come, along with inflation or even recession <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LEZ6kmJ2nq\">https:\/\/t.co\/LEZ6kmJ2nq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lXFC6AC5Mk\">pic.twitter.com\/lXFC6AC5Mk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Reuters (@Reuters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Reuters\/status\/1907077994457211021?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The administration has confirmed that <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/trump-to-roll-out-reciprocal-tariffs-wednesday-amid-concerns-over-their-global-impact\/ar-AA1C6pmF?ocid=BingNewsSerp\">reciprocal tariffs on nations imposing duties on US goods<\/a><\/strong> will take effect immediately, adding further uncertainty to the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Economic Data Shows Signs of Cooling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Economic data showed mixed signals. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ismworld.org\/supply-management-news-and-reports\/reports\/ism-report-on-business\/pmi\/march\/\"><strong>US factory activity contracted in March<\/strong><\/a>, marking the first decline of the year, while prices continued to rise for a second consecutive month, highlighting the persistent impact of tariffs. Additionally, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jobs-economy-trump-employment-layoffs-4af77c35f15f5dc3361ce99c8606e921\">job openings fell in February<\/a><\/strong>, although layoffs remained low, pointing to a gradually cooling labor market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Technical Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2026\/03\/2.4_1-1024x449.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19713\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: USDX tests resistance at 103.911 after rallying from 103.484, as seen on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The USDX rose by <strong>0.03<\/strong>%, closing at <strong>103.861 <\/strong>after opening at <strong>103.829<\/strong>. The session saw a rise to a high of 103.961 before retracing to close near <strong>103.861<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moving averages (MA 5,10,30) show bullish momentum, with short-term MAs remaining above the longer-term averages, suggesting a continuation of upward price movement. The MACD (12,26,9) also confirms this, as the histogram is widening, and the MACD line (blue) is above the signal line (yellow), indicating strong bullish momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key levels to monitor include <strong>103.911 <\/strong>as immediate resistance and <strong>103.484 <\/strong>as key support. A break above resistance could signal further upside momentum, while a drop below support could suggest a reversal and possible bearish momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Market Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As markets prepare for more tariff news, traders are focusing on the ADP employment report and the nonfarm payrolls data scheduled for release this week. These figures will provide additional insights into the health of the US labor market and potential shifts in Federal Reserve policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\">Create your live VT Markets account<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\">start trading<\/a><\/strong><strong>&nbsp;now.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/#facebook\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDX remains steady at 103.861 as traders await Trump&#8217;s tariff announcement. Market focuses on factory activity and upcoming employment data. -vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":19711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-19709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-analysis","tag-dollar"],"acf":{"acf_article_selection_author":null},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}