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Dollar Climbs and Gold Plunges
Yahoo Finance·2025-10-21 19:34

The dollar index (DXY00) on Tuesday rose by +0.34% to a four-session high.  The dollar moved higher on Tuesday due to weakness in the yen, which slid to a one-week low against the dollar on expectations that new Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi will maintain an expansionary fiscal policy.  The dollar also has carryover support from Monday, when US-China trade tensions eased after President Trump said, "I think we're going to be fine with China."  Gains in the dollar were limited after the Oct Philadelphi ...