# Does secular stagnation help the dollar? | articles | ING THINK

> The trade-weighted dollar hit a new high for 2019 as weaker growth and softer monetary policy abroad outweighed US activity news. The dollar index has recovered about three-quarters of its decline since January 2017.

- Date: 2019-04-25 · published 2019-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59759-does-secular-stagnation-help-the-dollar-articles-ing-think
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A strengthening dollar makes US grain, meal and feed exports less competitive and pressures commodity prices priced in dollars, while weakening emerging-market currencies can curb import demand.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼

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## Sources

- think.ing.com: https://think.ing.com/articles/does-secular-stagnation-help-the-dollar/

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