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Cryptopolitan on MSNUS dollar hits 2-week low as traders get more bearish than ever ahead of G7 meetingThe dollar is falling way too fast. On Wednesday, the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dropped by 0.4%, logging its third straight day of losses and hitting its lowest point in two weeks.
Stocks fell, Treasury yields rose and the dollar came under pressure on Wednesday, as investors sold U.S. assets over growing concerns about President Donald Trump's efforts to ram through a tax-cutting bill.
Asian stocks gained, while the U.S. dollar was under pressure on Wednesday finding little support from a rise in bond yields, as investors fretted about the fiscal outlook of major developed economies and the lack of progress on trade deals.
The yield on both 10 and 30-year government bonds rose on Monday after another credit ratings agency downgraded the US on Friday.
The dollar slipped again Tuesday, weighed down by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy while traders considered news of upcoming U.S.-Japan talks.
Developments in Trump's global tariff war, which have swung currencies wildly in recent months, have slowed considerably this week, even as the clock ticks down to the end of 90-day tariff respites for U.S. trade partners in the absence of new trade deals.
Treasury yields fall and the dollar is little changed as Monday's "Sell America" trade recedes a bit. Concerns about the U.S. government debt flared up after the Moody's downgrade and the progress of a tax bill in Congress that looks poised to widen the already worrisome budget hole.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is slipping lower for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as markets continue to digest the recent downgrade of the rating in US debt, which led to a rollercoaster in US bond markets.