Nicole Lappin
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4,192 appearances
114 recordings
2 series
first heard Nov 2024
last heard 9 Dec
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That's the Fed's next opportunity to change the Fed rate or keep it the same. No matter what JPOW decides on, there will be an investment opportunity. If the Fed keeps the rate the same, the stock market will probably react poorly, which is a buying opportunity from my perspective.
Keeping a little cash on the sidelines for buying opportunities is also a powerful psychological trick to help you keep calm during market downturns. It helps reframe the whole thing of what could be seen as a negative or stressful moment into a positive one. Money Rehab is a production of Money News Network. I'm your host, Nicole Lappin. Money Rehab's executive producer is Morgan Levoy.
Our researcher is Emily Holmes. Do you need some money rehab? And let's be honest, we all do. So email us your money questions, moneyrehab at moneynewsnetwork.com to potentially have your questions answered on the show or even have a one-on-one intervention with me. And follow us on Instagram at Money News and TikTok at Money News Network for exclusive video content. And lastly, thank you.
No, seriously, thank you. Thank you for listening and for investing in yourself, which is the most important investment you can make.
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Find a co-host at airbnb.com slash host. I'm Nicole Lappin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand. It's time for some money rehab. Well, the value of the US dollar has been slipping, and this story is up against a bunch of other doom and gloom headlines. So it could have gotten lost.
But it's really, really important because while it might sound like something that only economists or bond traders need to worry about, the value of the US dollar is one of those big macro economic forces that trickles right down into our wallets. And while this is breaking news, you probably already noticed it.
So today I'm going to do a deep dive on what the heck is going on with the dollar, why it matters and how it affects you. And as you've already guessed, it's way more than just currency exchange rates. The dollar has fallen about 8 percent this year and is now trading at a three year low.
This drop is showing up in the dollar index, which is a metric that tracks the dollar against a basket of other major foreign currencies like the euro, the yen and the British pound. That's a big move in just a short period of time. So what changed? Well, a lot of recent movement traces back to tariffs.
As we know, President Trump announced sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every single major trading partner, and that has spooked investors in a big way. But the tariffs were actually supposed to help the U.S. economy. The thinking was these tariffs would make foreign goods more expensive, which might slow demand for those imports.
While the stock market wasn't into tariffs, slowing demand for those imports could could, in theory, strengthen the dollar. But instead, the opposite happened. The scale of the tariffs and the uncertainty about who would be hit and how hard just created turbulence. Investors started selling off US assets and then pulling money out of the country, which weakened the demand for the dollar.
So how does a weaker dollar affect us? Well, the side effect that normally gets brought up first is more expensive international vacation. So if you're planning a honeymoon in Italy, If so, I am jealous, even though you will have to pay more for that Aperol Spritz. If you're traveling abroad, the dollar simply won't go as far. But there are other side effects, too.
Imported goods get more expensive, whether it's French wine or Chinese electronics. Prices on foreign goods rise as the dollar loses strength. Even before tariffs kick in, we're already seeing this at checkout. And then as the dollar weakens, foreign investors might pull their money out of the U.S. market, which could lead to less demand for stocks and bonds and then more volatility. So fun.
The happy story, though, is that U.S. exports become cheaper abroad. So if you're a business owner that sells overseas, that could be good. Foreign buyers get more bang for their buck, which could boost your sales. But for those of us back home, a weaker dollar also means mounting inflation pressure. If the dollar keeps weakening and exports stay pricey, that feeds into inflation.
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