A battered dollar is taking another beating as investors, unnerved by fresh signs of an erosion in U.S. central bank independence, waste no time in pushing the greenback back to its lowest levels in over three years.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday called Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell “terrible” in his latest attack on the Fed chief and said he has three or four people in mind as contenders for the top Fed job.
The dollar was back at multi-year lows against a basket of other major currencies on Thursday , erasing a brief respite provided by safe-haven flows related to Middle East tensions earlier in the week.
Down 10% so far this year and set for its worst year since 2003, the dollar was expected to weaken further as renewed concern about Fed independence comes amid increased expectations for rate cuts and a looming July 9 deadline for trade agreements.
IF the moderately sociopathic fascist party take control, will they balance the budget on the backs of poors again, ala Clinton?