US Dollar Index Rises 0.6% to 99.66

A 0.6% move in the dollar index is modest in isolation, but the fact that it stalled below the 100 level is the more telling detail: that round number has acted as a psychological line in recent sessions, and the index's inability to reclaim it suggests the bid is tactical rather than a change in trend. For crypto and dollar-denominated RWA markets, the relevant channel is the same as always — a firmer greenback tightens global liquidity conditions and tends to weigh on risk assets priced in dollars. Whether the index can close above 100, or fades back from it, is the open question worth tracking.