Goldman Sachs Sees Risk of Greenback Nearing a ‘Messy Top’
- ‘Depreciation could be more front-loaded’: Goldman’s Pandl
- Expectations for Federal Reserve hikes are pulled back
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As market odds increase that the Federal Reserve will pause its rate-hike path, Goldman Sachs says its prediction for a weaker dollar could come sooner rather than later.
Over the past week, worsening U.S. economic data -- including a tepid jobs report on Friday -- have led some to consider the chance of a Fed pause in 2019. Goldman Sachs joined that cohort Sunday when it said the odds of a rate hike at the central bank’s March meeting are now below 50 percent. The reduced expectations, in turn, could mean a near-term decline for the dollar.