{"id":15018,"date":"2025-07-11T15:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/07\/11\/dollar-gains-on-tariff-escalation\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T19:55:00","slug":"dollar-gains-on-tariff-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharewatch.com\/wp\/2025\/07\/11\/dollar-gains-on-tariff-escalation\/","title":{"rendered":"Dollar Gains on Tariff Escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"layout__region nsdq-l-grid__item syndicated-article-body\">\n<section class=\"jupiter22-c-article-body\">\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div class=\"body__content\">\n<p>The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.24% and just below Thursday&#8217;s 2-week high.\u00a0 The dollar is moving higher today due to a slump in stocks, which has boosted some liquidity demand for the dollar.\u00a0 Also, President Trump&#8217;s threats to boost tariffs on Canada and other US trading partners risk stoking inflation pressures that could keep the Fed from cutting interest rates, a supportive factor for the dollar.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Late Thursday, President Trump said a 35% tariff on some Canadian products would take effect on August 1, up from the current 25%.\u00a0 The new Canadian tariffs would not apply to goods traded within the rules of the US-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement, and a lower 10% would be kept on some energy-related imports.\u00a0 He also said he plans to impose blanket tariffs of 15% or 20% on most US trade partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"ads__inline\">\n<div id=\"js-dfp-tag-y1c\"  class=\"btf-bodymidpagetwothirdswidth-1\">          <script type=\"text\/javascript\">         googletag.cmd.push(function() {             \/\/ Check if ID matches ID in the window.adsList array before calling googletag.display             function isAdInAdsList(id) {             for (var i = 0; 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