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Another oil shock would probably see the dollar rise, not fall

Although the oil price has fallen back since the weekend’s attacks on production facilities in Saudi Arabia, it could surge again if there are further strikes or if tensions in the Middle East escalate into a full-blown conflict. In that event, we think that the US dollar would rise rather than fall as some have argued.

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