Analysis-Battered dollar a boon for U.S. multinational companies

Analysis-Battered dollar a boon for U.S. multinational companies

Source: EODHD - https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/analysisbattered-dollar-a-boon-for-us-multinational-companies-4137463
Published: Jul 16, 2025 7:12 AM

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) -Large U.S. multinationals should soon start showing the positive effects of the dollar’s tumble in recent months, reversing the situation in the past few years when the greenback’s strength hurt companies with significant foreign revenue. The Dollar Index, which measures the buck’s strength against six major currencies, is down about 10% for the year, due to rapidly changing U.S. trade policy and worries about U.S. growth and government debt. About half of that drop happened since April 2, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced outsized import tariffs against trading partners that started a panic about investing in U.S. assets. For the April-June...

Market context: This update is relevant to EUR traders, with EURJPY as the primary instrument to monitor for follow-through, trend continuation, or headline volatility.