Yesterday morning, Trump raised may eyebrows with his tweet accusing China and Russia of "unacceptable" currency devaluation: after all it was Trump's own policies that sent the ruble reeling in the past month, while the Chinese yuan was as its highest against the dollar since the August 2015 devaluation.
Still, for at least one trader - former Lehman employee and current Bloomberg macro commentator Mark Cudmore - Trump's FX tweet was more 4D chess and less clueless economist, and suggests that Trump is, in fact, on track to win the currency devaluation game. He explains why in his latest macro view note:
Trump on Track to Win the Currency Devaluation Game
Trump’s confusing Monday FX-related tweet emphasized his desire for a weak dollar. He’s likely to get his wish in the long run, even if he’s already seen more greenback depreciation than growth and interest rates would have warranted in isolation.
President Trump tweeted that “Russia and China are playing the Currency Devaluation game as the U.S. keeps raising rates. Not acceptable!”
The yuan has climbed 9.5% against the dollar in the past year. The ruble has fallen 7.5% versus the dollar this month, but only because of U.S. sanctions. Despite that violent Trump-prompted correction, Russia’s currency has still gained versus the dollar since he won the presidential election in November 2016.
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