Larger Fed cut raises risks for US dollar
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LARGER FED CUT RAISES RISKS FOR U.S. DOLLAR
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned against assuming that larger rate cuts will be the norm after the U.S. central bank launched its rate cutting cycle with a 50 basis point reduction on Wednesday, but the move raises the risks of an even weaker dollar in the near term.
“Until recently, the market believed in U.S. dollar exceptionalism and the idea that U.S. growth would outperform, and rates would stay higher than elsewhere. It's now clear that the Fed will be cutting just as fast or more quickly than other G10 central banks. So, there's plenty of air to come out of the U.S. dollar if the Fed keeps up with this,” said Adam Button, chief currency analyst at ForexLive in Toronto in an interview.
The dollar index tumbled to its lowest level since July 2023 after the Fed cut on Wednesday, before rebounding to end up on the day. On Thursday the greenback was down 0.10%. =USD
Powell called the 50 basis point cut a "recalibration" to account for the sharp decline in inflation since last year; he noted that the economy remained strong but the central bank wanted to stay ahead of and stave off any weakening in the job market.
However, the Fed’s decision leaves the greenback “still in a softer position compared to most developed market peers. Powell tried to mitigate the dovishness of the outsized rate cut, but... it would be hard to fight the perception that it was the dovish market pricing that pushed the Fed over the line for the 50bp move,” ING analyst Francesco Pesole said in a note.
“If the Fed is perceived as unwilling to disappoint market expectations, investors may continue to prefer erring on the dovish side,” Pesole added. “Ultimately, we see more room for markets to build speculative dollar shorts into the US election, especially considering the USD-negative candidate (Kamala Harris) continues to fare quite well in post-debate polls.”
Fed policymakers projected the benchmark interest rate would fall by another half of a percentage point by the end of this year, a full percentage point next year, and half of a percentage point in 2026.
(Karen Brettell)
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