{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Weekly Briefing from Capital Economics","title":"Reports of King Dollar’s death – exaggerated or inevitable?","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1283,"description":"Another rollercoaster week in Trumpland wound down with markets buoyant on reports of more White House softening in its approach to tariffs and China taking steps to ease restrictions on some US imports. But are things really looking up? And, if so, why hasn't the dollar bounced with equities?\nGroup Chief Economist Neil Shearing and Jonas Goltermann, our Deputy Chief Markets Economist, are on The Weekly Briefing from Capital Economics to assess whether there has been a fundamental improvement in the outlook, or if this is a case of investors smoking too much “hopium”. In a wide ranging chat, they discuss:\nWhat the latest economic data suggest about the impact of higher tariffs;\nThe chances that the US and China engage enough to get a deal done;\nWhether King Dollar could be overthrown – and the risks of a dollar crash. \n\nEvents and analysis referenced in this episode\nRecording: Is the dollar’s global dominance a casualty of tariff chaos?\nhttps://www.capitaleconomics.com/events/drop-dollars-global-dominance-casualty-tariff-chaos\nANZ Drop-In: Australia’s election, RBA easing and the economic outlook\nhttps://www.capitaleconomics.com/events/anz-drop-australias-election-rba-easing-and-economic-outlook\nDrop-In: 100 Days In – The economic impact of Trump’s second term so far\nhttps://www.capitaleconomics.com/events/drop-100-days-economic-impact-trumps-second-term-so-far","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/k4wrAyzb9LdWZZe1LSeSSMxKx41PGd_uydFNbSPeNvI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYzVh/ZjA4OWMzZDgzNDVk/N2JiMzlkOGY3NzZl/OTE2Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}