Despite the dollar’s resilience against predictions of a prolonged fall since the start of the year, many top asset managers believe its days of dominance are limited as the uniqueness of the U.S. economy lessens. They assert that the dollar is weakening as U.S. interest rates near their peak and the aggressive tightening by the […]
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