US EditionUS dollar index drops 11% in H1 2025: What's ailing the greenback?
- The US dollar index dropped about 11% in the first half of 2025, reaching a four-year low amid ongoing economic challenges.
- This decline reflects a major shift in global capital flows away from dollar assets, driven by concerns over US economic policies and interest rate outlooks.
- President Donald Trump prefers a weaker dollar to boost US exports' competitiveness while recent trade actions, like the deal with Vietnam, influence market sentiment.
- Jim Cramer called this period an inflection point, noting that stories about currency and trade developments are 'tremendous' and could offer investment opportunities.
- Without stronger US growth or Federal Reserve intervention, the dollar's weakness may persist, affecting commodity prices, investor strategies, and global economic balance.
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Global Capital Exodus: A New Chapter in the US Dollar's Decline
The US dollar's recent decline is influenced by more than interest rate changes. A shift in global capital away from US assets is fueling this trend, and unless domestic growth or Federal Reserve policies improve, the dollar may continue to weaken.
For consumers, the rapid depreciation of the dollar may offer an opportunity for cheap purchases. For industry, it only brings more uncertainty.
How people in the UK can take advantage of Trump's sliding US dollar
The US dollar has hit a new low at the start of July, continuing its decline from the first half of 2025.The dollar index – a measure of the dollar’s value relative to six major currencies – has lost around 11 per cent since the start of the year, with economic uncertainty behind the drop.But with the pound now stronger against the dollar than it has been for several years, what can UK consumers do to take advantage?The i Paper spoke to experts …
The weakening of the green ticket could also conceal the failure in the eyes of the market of the reliability of the American economic and political system
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