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Why a Fed rate hike is unlikely to reignite the dollar rally

September 25, 2018

Investors are wondering whether a highly anticipated rate increase by the Federal Reserve this week will reignite a dollar rally. Some analysts are skeptical that fully anticipated monetary tightening will do the trick.

“The dollar has been weakening since mid-August and the rate hikes for this week and December are pretty fully priced in. Even for 2019 expectations are partly baked in,” said Eric Theoret, FX strategist at Scotiabank.

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