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US dollar index drops 11% in H1 2025: What's ailing the greenback?
UNITED STATES, JUN 30 – The dollar's 11% drop reflects concerns over fiscal deficits, Fed independence, and rising trade tensions, with the euro gaining 13.8% in the first half of 2025, analysts say.
- The US dollar index fell nearly 11% over the first half of 2025, hitting a four-year low by early July amid ongoing economic and policy shifts.
- This decline followed President Donald Trump's January 2025 inauguration and his preference for a weaker dollar to boost US export competitiveness.
- Contributing factors include Asian central banks shifting reserves toward gold, diminished global demand for dollar assets, warnings from global agencies, and rising expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts.
- Jim Cramer called Wall Street to a "tremendous, intriguing" inflection point, noting the dollar's weakness may benefit US exporters like Procter & Gamble and cause market reactions linked to trade deals with Vietnam.
- The dollar's tumble signals structural fiscal challenges and market uncertainty, suggesting that absent decisive Fed action or stronger US growth, this downtrend could persist with broad economic implications.
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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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