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The New Trade Routes Around a Weaker Dollar
The dollar has slipped from its highs, yet America's trade deficit keeps widening. In this episode, Lucas and Luna dig into the mechanics of the trade-weighted dollar index, now at 120.7, and why a weaker greenback isn't shrinking the gap. They look at the surge in imports to $4.6 trillion and the surprising strength of emerging market currencies, from the yuan to the Mexican peso. The conversation turns to a specific case: how a softer dollar is reshaping supply chains for multinationals, from sourcing decisions to pricing power. Lucas explains why the elasticity that economists…
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