Euro-to-Dollar Week Ahead Forecast: U.S. Tariff Uncertainty Proves Constructive
- Written by: Gary Howes
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The euro looks constructively poised against the dollar.
The euro to dollar exchange rate (EUR/USD) rises to 1.1811 on Monday as it extends a recovery from last week's lows at 1.1741.
The advance is part of a broader pullback in the dollar linked to uncertainty as to where U.S. President Donald Trump will steer the country's tariff policy following last week's Supreme Court ruling that ruled some tariffs illegal.
Never one to back down, Trump will likely devise alternative tariff structures to ensure the overall tariff rate on imported goods stays at meaningful levels.
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After all, the government needs tariff revenues to stem the country's growing budget deficit and pay for tax reductions.
The issue for the dollar is that uncertainty is rising again, confirming the biggest headwind to the currency is policy-related, and the Supreme Court ruling inadvertently adds to that.
It points to contradictory forces pushing and pulling the dollar - on the one hand, there's a robust economy and fading expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts pushing it higher, but on the other, there's a series of policy-related concerns pulling it lower.
Last week's dip below 1.18 meant the market was starting to put more weight on economics and interest rate policy, but Friday's ruling served as a reminder there's a lot more to the dollar's valuation than fundamentals.
The outcome is a euro-dollar that looks to be reasserting itself above the important 1.18 level, and there's a chance that the recent pullback marks a new 'higher low' in the trend higher.
If so, then it won't be too long before the pair establishes itself above 1.20.
For the week ahead, a move towards 1.19 is favoured on the basis that the euro will remain a favoured alternative to the dollar in a world of uncertain U.S. trade policy.
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