Is a Weaker Dollar Inevitable in an Election Year? – Orbex Forex Trading Blog
It’s an axiom at this point that the US economy gets a little bit of a boost during election years. Though for forex traders, what exactly happens to the dollar is more important. Traditional thinking might suggest that if the economy is doing better, then the currency will be stronger. But, when politicians get involved, things are not so straight-forward. Also, for the record, being in an election year doesn’t make the economy immune to a recession. In fact, the last major recession – the sub-prime crisis – hit bottom