Dollar Spikes After Surprise Trade Deal

Benzinga

The U.S. dollar just had its biggest day in over two months — and it had nothing to do with inflation or the Fed. A surprise $750 billion trade deal with the EU sent the dollar index soaring and crushed the euro. The deal includes massive energy sales, $600 billion in EU investment into the U.S., and big gains for U.S. AI, defense, and aircraft exports. But tariffs on metals remain sky-high. What does this mean for the global economy? Follow for real-time macro updates.

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00:00The dollar just made a major move, and it wasn't because of inflation or the Fed,

00:04it came from a trade deal with euro. The US dollar index surged 1%, its best day in over

00:09two months, while the euro had its second worst day in 2025. Trump and the EU just signed a

00:14massive trade deal. $750 billion in US energy sales, $600 billion in EU investment into the

00:21US, big US gains in AI, defense, and aircraft exports. Meanwhile, tariffs on steel, copper,

00:28and aluminum stay at 50%. Wall Street's watching for key economic events, and you should too,

00:33so follow for the next macro move and real-time update.

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