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Trump wild card for weaker dollar outlook - Capital Economics

Published 09/26/2024, 08:38 AM
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Investing.com - The US dollar has weakened against most major currencies in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s dovish shift, and further falls lie ahead, according to Capital Economics, with a Trump win being the potential wild card.

With the greenback close to the bottom of its post-2022 range, “our sense is that in the near term a period of consolidation is more likely than further sharp falls,” said analysts at Capital Economics, in a note dated Sept. 26.

That said, “we still expect the greenback to weaken a bit further over the course of 2025 as short-term interest rates fall further and risk sentiment remains strong amid a global recovery and a stock market bubble driven by ‘AI’ hope,” Capital Economics added.

This central scenario is predicated on policy continuity in the US. 

“If former president Donald Trump is elected, we would expect the dollar to appreciate, at least in the short term, in the expectation of higher tariffs and US interest rates,”

On balance, Capital Economics forecasts the dollar index to end this year a little stronger, before falling to around 98 by the end of 2025.


At 08:35 ET (12:35 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.1% lower to 100.489.

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