{"id":17799,"date":"2025-03-06T08:33:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/?p=17799"},"modified":"2025-03-06T08:33:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T08:33:27","slug":"usd-dips-to-four-month-low-on-trade-uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/analysis\/usd-dips-to-four-month-low-on-trade-uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"USD Dips to Four-Month Low on Trade Uncertainty"},"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-latam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/usd2-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16969\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key Points:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>USDX (US Dollar Index) hit 104.061<\/strong>, its lowest in four months.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trump delayed auto tariffs<\/strong> on Mexico and Canada by one month, following a <strong>25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican imports<\/strong> imposed earlier.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Trade uncertainty weakens trader confidence<\/strong>, pressuring the USD.<\/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\">USD Declines as Trade Policy Creates Uncertainty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The USDX (US Dollar Index) fell to <strong>104.061<\/strong>, a four-month low, after President Trump unexpectedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/news\/world\/trump-grants-one-month-tariff-delay-for-u-s-automakers\/ar-AA1Aja5r?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" title=\"\">delayed auto tariffs<\/a> on Mexico and Canada by a month. This decision follows the U.S. imposing a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/trump-s-25-tariffs-on-mexico-canada-are-in-effect-here-s-how-it-could-impact-texans\/ar-AA1Af4Qt?ocid=BingNewsSerp\" title=\"\">25% tariff<\/a> on Canadian and Mexican imports<\/strong>, sending mixed signals to the market.<\/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\">Donald Trump has started to add tariff to tariff in a hotchpotch of protectionism. Not even two months into the president\u2019s second term, his tariffs cover $1.4trn of imports\u2014a figure that could soon start rising fast <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QA2YQYzIF1\">https:\/\/t.co\/QA2YQYzIF1<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Economist (@TheEconomist) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheEconomist\/status\/1897471725148774633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shifting trade policies<\/strong> are fueling market participant uncertainty, weighing on <strong>business sentiment and consumer spending<\/strong>. This trade instability largely <strong>disrupts investment<\/strong>\u2013keeping the USD under pressure.<\/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=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2026\/03\/6.3_2-1024x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17821\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Picture: USDX declines to 104.084, struggling below resistance at 105.54 as bearish momentum persists\u2013learn more on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WAhttps:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>USDX <\/strong>declined <strong>1.38<\/strong>%, closing at <strong>104.084 <\/strong>after opening at <strong>105.541<\/strong>. The index reached a high of <strong>104.341 <\/strong>and a low of <strong>103.959<\/strong>, reflecting strong bearish momentum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The moving averages (MA 5,10,30) indicate a sustained downtrend, with the price remaining below the longer-term average. The MACD (12,26,9) remains negative, but histogram bars are stabilising, suggesting selling pressure may be easing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key support is at <strong>103.95<\/strong>, while resistance is at <strong>105.54<\/strong>. A rebound above resistance could trigger further upside, whereas a break below support may lead to additional weakness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Market Outlook<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Traders will watch for <strong>further policy shifts and economic data<\/strong> for direction. If <strong>uncertainty persists<\/strong>, the dollar may remain under pressure, but signs of <strong>trade resolution could stabilize sentiment<\/strong>.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USDX drops to 104.061, a four-month low, as trade uncertainty and policy shifts weigh on sentiment. -vtmarkets.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[47],"class_list":["post-17799","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-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-latam\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}