Bank of America sees more downside for the dollar

Investing,com - The US dollar has stabilized after a sharp fall in August, but Bank of America Securities sees more troubles ahead for the US currency.

At 07:20 ET (11:20 GMT), the Dollar Index, which tracks the greenback against a basket of six other currencies, traded 0.2% lower to 101.077, having largely held its course over the last week. 

That said, the US currency is still down 1.6% over the month.

The dollar’s selloff last month stood out in a historical context, according to analysts at Bank of America Securities, in a note dated Sept. 5.

The greenback has since stabilized, however, despite the outsized weakness, the US bank still sees three reasons to stay bearish on the Dollar Index (DXY).

Following similar episodes of bearish DXY breakouts, the index has tended to continue its downtrend, the bank said. 

In the last 3 analogs, DXY index fell on average for another 4% before reaching a bottom. Extending this analysis to bilateral USD/G10 pairs suggests a continuation of the USD downtrend is more likely vs EUR, GBP, and AUD than SEK, NOK, and CHF in G10. 

While the DXY made a new year-to-date low in August, broad nominal and real USD trade-weighted indices have stayed at Q4 2022 levels and would suggest the USD remains overvalued. 

The USD selloff in 2024 has been concentrated in EUR/USD and other European currencies, leading to DXY divergence from other USD indices. 

The bank also noted US 10y Treasury yield’s tendency to fall after the first Federal Reserve cut, while global financial conditions are set to loosen further. 

“USD may see more weakness as other central banks, particularly the ones that cut policy rates ahead of the Fed, can now afford to let the Fed do some of their work and indirectly support global economies outside of the US,” BoA added.

 

Source: Investing.com