US dollar forecast: Preview for the main foreign exchange events that will rock currencies â–º focusing on major events and especially on publications in the USA, moving the US dollar (greenback). Here are some general data. Scroll down for the latest US dollar outlook
USD and forex general characteristics
The United States Dollar is the reserve currency of the world, partly due to its use in settling oil prices and other commodities. Foreign exchange pairs are divided into
majors,
minors, and crosses. Both majors and minors include the USD.
US economic indicators and political developments influence currencies more than anywhere else in the world. The decisions and statements by Federal Reserve officials make the biggest waves. The US economy is by far the largest in the world. US politics and policy also have an outsized impact on currencies.
The outlook consists of mostly US economic events but also key market-moving figures from other major economies. The euro-zone, the UK, and Japan stand out.
Recent USD Moves
The greenback suffered a bad start to the year:
poor growth and
scandals hurt the US dollar. Hopes for fiscal stimulus faded with the repeated
failures to repeal Obamacare. Despite two rate hikes in the first half, the dollar struggled. Other economies outperformed America.
The second half already looks a lot different:
economic growth reached 3% annualized and the
Fed seems to stick to its plan to hike rates three times. In addition,
Trump's tax plan inspires markets, despite hurdles to pass it before Christmas.
Headwinds come from the political scandals.
Low inflation also weighs on the dollar. If the "
mystery" persists and wages do not accelerate, Janet Yellen and co. could refrain from further tightening. The new Fed Chair Jerome Powell will take office in February 2018, and he may not stick to the current plan of raising rates three times.
Latest weekly US Dollar forecast
