Public Is The Dollar As Weak As They Say? Apr 22, 2025 3 min read The US Dollar Index (DXY) is down 8.8% since the start of this year (chart). That has sparked lots of angst, the worry being that this might be just the beginning of a secular decline in the dollar because the US seems to be on course to decouple from the global trading system and become more self-sufficient. If Washington's policies reduce America's trade deficit, there Ed Yardeni