On balance we suspect the US dollar will be positively correlated with the performance of the US stock market (i.e. it will have a “positive beta”) over the next year or so. But we don’t think that the greenback’s role as a “safe haven” is over for good, and wouldn’t rule out the correlation turning negative again – with the dollar rallying and the stock market selling off – in the event of a future economic crisis.
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