Tuesday, June 9, 2020

WSJ: What Is the Dollar’s ‘Smile’?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Investors sometimes talk about the “smile” of the U.S. dollar. What does it mean?

The dollar smile is a theory that says the U.S. currency tends to increase in value against other currencies when the U.S. economy is extremely weak or very strong. It goes up at either end of the spectrum, just like the smile on your face. Read more here.




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