Why the Dollar's Decline?

08-Jan-18 07:35

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The Bloomberg dollar spot index recently marked 4 consecutive weeks of declines. Will dollar bears reign again in 2018?

Stephen also comments on the seemingly divergent outlook between the dollar and US equities, how the Korean Won could react to the current geopolitical risk equation, and some potential support for commodity-linked currencies.

Presented by: Tan Chung Han

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Tags: Dollar, Fed, Janet Yellen, Jerome Powell, Donald Trump, Equities, Won, North Korea, Yen, Geopolitical Risk, Oil, Ringgit, US Federal Reserve

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