The Dollar Dilemma During Trump 2.0

Is the U.S. dollar’s dramatic decline a blip on the radar or a structural shift in global markets?

U.S. dollar bills in Washington. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The U.S. dollar suffered its worst first-half year performance since 1973.

This year, the U.S. dollar index, a gauge of the buck against a weighted basket of currencies including the euro and the Japanese yen, has declined by almost 11 percent to its lowest level in three years.