The focus is now on the US Dollar. Will it be able to hold up in worsening domestic economic conditions?
This week’s Nonfarm Payrolls will be the key following an eye-catching fall in the ISM Manufacturing which slipped deeper into contractionary levels in September. A strong Dollar is feeding through and hurting the US manufacturers, according to Donald Trump, “As I predicted, Jay Powell and the Federal Reserve have allowed the Dollar to get so strong, especially relative to ALL other currencies, that our manufacturers are being negatively affected.