The dollar is set to strengthen, while emerging-market currencies could face a challenging year.
Faced fiscal easing, monetary policy tightening and Trump’s protectionist policies in the US, the outlook for foreign exchange (FX) markets was a big concern for clients during recent briefings with our economists and strategists in India, where we caught up with our Asia FX Strategist Divya Devesh for his latest insights on:
- Why FX markets will be more volatile in 2017
- Whether the US dollar will hit new highs
- How a shift in US trade policy is likely to impact Northeast Asian currencies
- Whether China’s currency will devalue
Watch the video for more.
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