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Here’s what’s next for the US dollar regardless of election results, according to Goldman Sachs

‘Investors still seem reluctant to embrace a lower dollar view for the remainder of this year and through 2021,’ Goldman Sachs said

Hundreds of people gathered at 3rd and Market Streets in Sunbury, Pennsylvania for a Trump campaign rally featuring former Congressman Lou Barletta and others from the Trump campaign.
Hundreds of people gathered at 3rd and Market Streets in Sunbury, Pennsylvania for a Trump campaign rally featuring former Congressman Lou Barletta and others from the Trump campaign. Photo: Paul Weaver/Getty Images

The dollar could depreciate by 15% by the end of 2023 — and a larger dip is “certainly possible”, Goldman Sachs said.

The US investment bank’s note followed a tumultuous week for global markets in the run-up to the US election on 3 November, as a second round of lockdown measures in several large European economies came with the vanishing prospect of US politicians agreeing an economic stimulus package ahead of the vote.

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