The U.S Dollar to a Four-Year Low
Current fear of rising debt and trade wars, resulting in an investment flow to hard assets like gold and silver, has driven the U.S. Dollar to a Four-Year Low, says The Economic Times 1/27/2026. Further, the threat of a government shutdown nudging to a 78% probability, combined with the Fed Chairman Powell investigation, suggesting a crisis in confidence, we see the Chinese and the Japanese Yen rising as an alternative. In response, the U.S. President said just today, that ‘it doesn’t matter if the dollar goes up or down and that it’s just finding its level,’ reports Bloomberg Television 1/27/2026.
Nevertheless, and on a positive note, the U.S. Dollar as of January 2026 is still the dominant world reserve currency, having the greatest portion of central bank reserves... at 58%.
In addition, many pundits believe controlling inflation, getting a budget done and a strengthening economy...
will reverse this trend.
In the meantime, it appears that many are adding hard assets to their positions…
at all-time highs.
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