# Buying Euro-Dollar Dips a Top 2021 Trade at Morgan Stanley

> Morgan Stanley strategists advised buying euro-dollar dips and forecast the DXY index would fall 4% by the end of 2021, with the dollar weakness front-loaded in the first half. EUR/USD was trading near 1.1995, close to the 1.20 level where the ECB could push back.

- Date: 2020-11-30 · published 2020-11-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50369-buying-euro-dollar-dips-a-top-2021-trade-at-morgan-stanley
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Euro (USD per EUR)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/EURUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar over 2021 would lift dollar-priced commodity import demand from outside the US, though this is a bank forecast rather than a new market shock.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- EURUSD: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Dollar drops to lowest since 2021 against euro, sterling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24414-dollar-drops-to-lowest-since-2021-against-euro-sterling.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2023-01-16 | [Morgan Stanley cuts year-end dollar forecast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37974-morgan-stanley-cuts-year-end-dollar-forecast-reuters.md) | -0.0% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2018-02-28 | [Japanese yen may strengthen as dollar weakens: Morgan Stanley and ING](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66740-japanese-yen-may-strengthen-as-dollar-weakens-morgan-stanley-and-ing.md) | -0.1% | -0.5% |
| DXY | 2018-02-07 | [US dollar will stay weak if China has its way: Morgan Stanley - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7107-us-dollar-will-stay-weak-if-china-has-its-way-morgan-stanley-the-business-times.md) | +0.2% | +0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-01-04 | [Dollar slips in to 2021 as investors ride downtrend \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12073-dollar-slips-in-to-2021-as-investors-ride-downtrend-the-business-standard.md) | -0.0% | +0.9% |
| EURUSD | 2023-01-16 | [Morgan Stanley cuts year-end dollar forecast \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37974-morgan-stanley-cuts-year-end-dollar-forecast-reuters.md) | +0.5% | -0.9% |
| EURUSD | 2021-01-04 | [Dollar slips in to 2021 as investors ride downtrend \| The Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12073-dollar-slips-in-to-2021-as-investors-ride-downtrend-the-business-standard.md) | +0.2% | -1.7% |
| EURUSD | 2025-07-01 | [Dollar lowest since 2021 against euro, gains on yen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24469-dollar-lowest-since-2021-against-euro-gains-on-yen.md) | -0.5% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- poundsterlinglive.com: https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/eurusd/14632-buying-euro-dollar-on-dips-a-top-2021-trade-at-morgan-stanley

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