# A Doomsayer's Guide to the Dollar and Why It Could Keep Plunging - Bloomberg

> Analysts note the dollar's recent plunge is breaching technical support levels, raising the risk of a further significant decline. The article frames the move as a potential extended slide regardless of policy intent.

- Date: 2018-01-25 · published 2018-01-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10402-a-doomsayer-s-guide-to-the-dollar-and-why-it-could-keep-plunging-bloomberg
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Continued dollar weakness would tend to lift dollar-denominated agricultural prices and improve export competitiveness for US feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

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| DXY | 2017-07-27 | [The U.S. dollar drop could send gold prices soaring](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69899-the-u-s-dollar-drop-could-send-gold-prices-soaring.md) | -0.6% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-25/a-doomsayer-s-guide-to-the-dollar-and-why-it-could-keep-plunging

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