SocGen: U.S. Treasury Policy Keeps Dollar Weaker Than Fundamentals Suggest
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SocGen strategist Kit Juckes says the dollar is trading well below the level implied by rate models — the main drag is Treasury policy, not the Fed — and a policy shift could unlock a snap-back.
How exactly is the dollar "weak"?
SocGen's rate model implies that, given current Fed policy and economic data, EUR/USD should sit at a level more favourable to the dollar.
The actual exchange rate has diverged significantly from that model — the dollar is weaker than it "should" be.
This means → something outside the model is pressing the dollar down; interest-rate differentials and economic data alone cannot explain the current move.
What is pushing it down?
Juckes points to U.S. Treasury policy actions, not a market repricing of Fed rate expectations.
In plain terms = the economy hasn't deteriorated, and the Fed hasn't turned dovish — the Treasury has done something at the policy level that is weighing on the dollar.
This reflects the nature of the current weakness: it is a policy choice, not an economic-cycle outcome.
What does this mean for what comes next?
Because the weakness stems from policy rather than fundamentals, a shift in Treasury policy stance could open room for the dollar to revert toward fair value.
This means → the trigger for a dollar rebound sits not at an FOMC meeting but in the Treasury's next move.
For traders, the key variable has shifted from "what the Fed says" to "what the Treasury does."
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