The risk-on, risk-off theme is working now but can that all change?
Something has been bugging me about all this trade war stuff. The reality is that it’s the US vs Everyone yet market moves are following the standard risk-on/off protocol. At which point will trade war talks (or actions) become implicitly USD negative because of the very fact that it is the US against the world? China isn’t arguing with the EU, the UK isn’t arguing with Japan. What happens to the buck if the rest of the world turns round and says they don’t need the US? What if other countries start renegotiating trade deals to mitigate potential losses from business to and from the US? What if foreign US bond holders start ditching positions in retaliation to tariffs or because investors see the possibility of the US economy taking a big hit?
There’s lots of permutations still in play, and the hope would be that we’re still just at the feather ruffling stage, and that agreements will get done but the market doesn’t have infinite patience in such matters usually.
Is all this a possibility or am I barking up the wrong tree?
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With the dxy already in steady decline from last week’s 95.50, isn’t it happening already???
Possibly but I’m talking a big swing. US bond yields 4%+ etc. I think we’re starting to see it in US stocks and this might be the snowball starting to roll.
True. I am surprised that yields can’t get above 2.95…..will be interesting . We all know he wants a weaker dollar.
He might not like it if it’s because investors are selling US assets and jumping ship 😉
Good to read more people questioning the us and how they could benefit picking fights against “everyone”..
Something has to give at one point, and nobody except an american twitter troll can believe the us is more important then the “rest off the world”..hehe
That was exactly my thought already for a while, the China-France Airbus/veggie/ nuclear cooperation and Harley stories up the risk a notch. DT wanted a lower USD because it’s good for exports? He may get a bit more than what he hoped for. Now being the supposed businessman he is, we could see a 180 if he feels he’s losing the game.