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The US dollar loses its crown

Behind the Money

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The Dollar Rises With Interest Rates

In September of last year, the dollar hit these peaks against other currencies. What was causing that? The Fed was on this aggressive interest rate hiking campaign. And so that is the primary reason that the dollar was so strong last year. If there's money flowing out of a country, their currency is typically weakening.

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