What Would It Take to Lower the Almighty Dollar?
Try a recession, or sanction-fueled suspicions, or high debt. But the buck’s dominance should continue, experts say.
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Market Moves
4 Scenarios for the Fed’s Tapering: From Benign to Horrible
What should the pace of reductions be? The slower, the better, says research sage Jim Woods.
The Federal Reserve Is Foot-Dragging on the Digital Dollar, Yardeni Complains
A Fed-sponsored cyber-buck is needed to keep up with consumer finance trends, replacing fee-laden credit cards, the economist says.
Asset Allocation
Goldman: Dollar Rally Will Fizzle
The greenback has advanced almost 4% since May, buts headwinds await, the firm warns.
Commodities Rise: New Supercycle or Just a Temporary Blip?
Many institutions, wary of the asset class’s notorious volatility, keep their exposure low despite raw material price climbs.
Asset Allocation
Why Jeffrey Gundlach Thinks the Dollar Is ‘Doomed’
Federal and US trade deficits will eventually do a number on the greenback, says the Bond King.
Look Out, Dollar: The Yuan Will Keep Surging, Says Ray Dalio
Just a minor player globally, the Chinese currency will expand its use a lot over the next decade, the hedge fund honcho predicts.
Market Moves
Expect a Further Dollar Slide, But It’ll Be ‘Mild,’ Says Currency Sage
State Street’s Aaron Hurd sketches out for our symposium how to navigate a further decline for the buck.
Asset Allocation
Exclusive Coverage: Why the US Dollar Will Stay on Top
Celebrated economist Dambisa Moyo, at a CIO virtual event, describes how America’s strengths should outweigh its downsides, to the buck’s benefit.
Alternatives
So … Is Bitcoin Going to Replace the Dollar?
Not a chance, says Fed’s Bullard, invoking history to slam alternate currencies to a dominant greenback.
Alternatives
Tips from Druckenmiller: Commodities, Asian Stocks, Big Tech
Despairing of US policy and low interest rates, the billionaire investor makes his case.
Market Moves
Follow-Up: The Dollar Is Headed Higher, But for How Long?
Long-term forces are not the greenback’s friend, a new study finds.
Post-COVID, What’s on the World Scene That Could Muck Things Up?
Geopolitics will continue to roil the investment landscape for US investors, experts warn.
Market Moves
UBS: Where to Invest as the Dollar Keeps Weakening in 2021
Some asset classes stand to do very well, the bank finds, with no end in sight to the buck’s free-fall.
Alternatives
Bitcoin Could Replace Gold as a Refuge, BlackRock Says
The yellow metal now is in a funk, as the cryptocurrency keeps gaining.