The dollar, this dynamite stick in Trump’s hands

So far, the financial markets, despite the strong jerks consecutive to the first announcements of its trade crusade during the “Liberation Day” last April, have generally been resilient and composure.

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But the flight forward of the American president. Moreover, if it were to extend and increase throughout its mandate, could well end up destabilizing the world economy. Consequently, Risk? Furthermore, That of a brutal loss of confidence of investors in the dollar. In addition, the currency that irrigates the entire international financial system. With the spectrum for the United States to no longer be able. at some point, to be able to finance their abyssal budget deficit.

We are not there yet but the decline of more than dollar, this dynamite stick trump’s 10 % of the dollar in the face of the euro in the space of only six months. a unprecedented situation since 1973, is a first alert signal.

Donald Trump. who sees the drop in greenback as a means of restoring American competitiveness, intends to use this exchange weapon at all costs? Or is he only a means. in his logic of “Deals”, to twist the arm of his business partners before a return to a form of normalization in exchanges? Trump handles a calculated but dangerous ambiguity on this question. Because cultivating excess as he does the economic irrationality on the financial markets amounts to playing with a stick. of dynamite.

No one has interest to see the dollar collapse. Neither the United States, nor even Europe, whose already sick industry would then come up against unfair monetary competition. The stake is global.

Why is the dollar, this dynamite stick trump’s fall of the dollar news for most Belgian investors?