PANews reported on January 2nd that, according to Jinshi, the US dollar edged higher on the first trading day of 2026, despite its weakness following last year's worst performance for the dollar index since 2017. Data from LSEG shows that the DXY index, which measures the dollar's value against a basket of trade-weighted currencies, fell 9.37% in 2025. Concerns about Trump's tariff policies, increased diversification of investors' safe-haven dollar holdings, and increased hedging against dollar depreciation risks all contributed to the dollar's weakness.