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David Roche argues that the dollar's multi-year rally is losing fundamental support. He says U.S. protectionist measures such as tariffs or a border tax could hurt the dollar via capital-account effects, including possible Chinese retaliation.
He also expects the ECB to be done easing and German inflation to be rising.
A weaker dollar would lift dollar-priced commodities such as soybeans, corn and meal for non-U.S. buyers, while a stronger euro would raise the cost of those imports for euro-zone feed users. The view is an opinion piece and does not itself change current supply or demand.
euromoney.comDavid RocheFeb 23, 2017After 388 past bullish macro events, Euro (USD per EUR) moved a median +0.3% over 5 sessions (62% higher; middle half -0.4% to +1.1%), and +0.1% over 20.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
