The Federal Reserve speeds up its quantitative tightening, and this is certainly bullish news for the USD. At the same time, this is a negative factor for the American stocks, which have entered their seasonally worst month.
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US dollar had the worst week in 9 months. The greenback was hit hard by the political turmoil in the United States. The hype was caused by Trump's firing of former FBI director James Comey, allegations he pressed Comey to stop investigating his former national security chief, and his campaign's alleged ties with Russia. There are concerns not only that the President may be impeached, but also that the fiscal stimulus he promised will be unlikely anytime soon.
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