The Dollar Index (DXY) initially fell to 101.27 from 101.68 during the US Presidential debate, DBS Senior FX Strategist Philip Wee notes.

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“Vice President Kamala Harris beat former President Donald Trump and won the endorsement of Taylor Swift. However, a higher-than-expected US CPI core inflation, which rose by 0.3% MoM in August instead of staying unchanged at July’s pace of 0.2%, lifted the DXY Index from 101.40 to 101.80.”

“During this period, the greenback became a haven on a sell-off in US equities from the futures market pulling back their bets for a 50 bps cut at the FOMC meeting on September 18. Following a 1.6% drop to 5407, the S&P 500 staged a steady recovery and ended Wednesday 1% higher at 5554, keeping the DXY in the 101.65-101.75 range for the rest of the session. The US Treasury 2Y yield rose 4.7 bps to 3.64%, while the 10Y yield edged up by 1.1 bps to 3.65%.”