Citigroup Says Dollar May Drop by 20% Next Year on Vaccines
- The dollar has fallen roughly 11% from its peak in March
- Dovish Fed and global growth revival may also sap demand
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The dollar is likely to begin a drop of as much as 20% in 2021 should Covid-19 vaccines become widely distributed and help to revive global trade and economic growth, according to Citigroup Inc.
“Vaccine distribution we believe will check off all of our bear market signposts, allowing the dollar to follow a similar path to that it experienced from the early to mid-2000s” when the currency started a multi-year downturn, Citigroup strategists including Calvin Tse wrote in a report Monday.