2020-06-24 03:15:00, Aartie Rau, International Business Times
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Stephen Roach, who the CNBC described as one of the world's leading authorities on Asia, made the dire prediction that the U.S. dollar will decline sharply by 35% against other currencies in the near future.
Against this background, especially when compared with other major economies, it seems reasonable to conclude that hyperextended saving and current-account imbalances will finally have actionable consequences for the dollar and/or US interest rates."
These include the U.S. economy's lockdown-induced recession – triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, the disassociation of the U.S. from its trade partners, China's increasing importance in the global economy and high U.S. unemployment figures.
Photo: World Economic Forum /Photo by Natalie Behring Roach is senior fellow at Yale University's Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a senior lecturer at Yale School of Management.
He said that the yuan could attract more investors in the near future as the country implements a number of reforms to strengthen its economy, shifts the focus from manufacturing to services, and strengthens consumer-led growth.
Keywords
stephen roche, dollar, yuan
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