# Are we witnessing the US dollar’s fall from grace?

> Schroders argues a global shortage of US dollars for banks has driven the dollar higher over five years, but Fed actions are easing that shortage. The asset manager suggests this could mark the start of a weaker phase for the currency.

- Date: 2019-11-19 · published 2019-11-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56263-are-we-witnessing-the-us-dollar-s-fall-from-grace
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A possible multi-year dollar weakening would tend to lift dollar-priced commodities over time, though the view is a longer-term opinion rather than a near-term price driver.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-04-22 | [US dollar: Why should I care if the greenback falls?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25330-us-dollar-why-should-i-care-if-the-greenback-falls.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-09-30 | [US Dollar Forecast: Fed’s easing weighs on the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28507-us-dollar-forecast-fed-s-easing-weighs-on-the-dollar.md) | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| DXY | 2023-07-28 | [Why is the US dollar losing its shine?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35220-why-is-the-us-dollar-losing-its-shine.md) | +1.3% | +2.0% |
| DXY | 2017-01-05 | [China's Offshore Yuan is Bossing the US Dollar Around Today](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10253-china-s-offshore-yuan-is-bossing-the-us-dollar-around-today.md) | +0.1% | -2.7% |
| DXY | 2021-04-01 | [Are We Witnessing the Start of a New Commodities Supercycle?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48022-are-we-witnessing-the-start-of-a-new-commodities-supercycle.md) | -0.5% | -1.8% |

## Sources

- schroders.com: https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/institutional/insights/are-we-witnessing-the-us-dollars-fall-from-grace/

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