Wall Street Turns Bearish On Dollar - Dramatic Falls Possible
EDITOR NOTE: Not sure if you noticed, but the dollar is sinking fast. If you want to confirm this for yourself, check out the dollar index. As Americans jump back into the stock market, with full faith in the Federal Reserve, they’re also expressing full confidence in the Almighty Dollar, completely unaware that the big US banks have anything but confidence in the currency. Some say the dollar bear market may even last for up to ten years! The stock market may be “bottoming.” But watch your step. The “bottom” floor supporting the dollar may be giving out due to the tremendous strain of monetary policy. The big banks apparently think so. They’re betting on it.
After the US dollar fell to its lowest in three months against its six major rivals, the Wall Street strategists, including Goldman, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, argued in recent days that the currency’s long rally could be finally over, as cited by the Financial Times (FT).
Key quotes
“Several props for the dollar have recently fallen away or begun to wobble.“
“We had been discouraging investors from putting dollar shorts in their portfolios during the past few months because of our concern about the [backdrop], but that has changed.”
“Big economies including China’s had begun to reopen with low infection rates, while the Franco-German proposal for an EU recovery fund had boosted the euro by easing fiscal concerns across Europe.
“We now think it is appropriate for investors to position for dollar downside in their portfolios.”
Brighter sentiment over global growth, as lockdowns were eased, had become a “key driver” of the dollar sell-off.”
“We no longer have the confidence to stand in the way of this optimism and further neutralise our previously defensive trade recommendations.”
“If the global economy really is bottoming out and rebounding again, and US interest rates are at zero and potential growth is lower than emerging markets, we could see the dollar enter into a bear market that could last for five to 10 years.”
Originally posted on FXStreet
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