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US dollar suffers worst start to year since 1973

Donald Trump’s trade policies and rising debt levels have sparked decline of more than 10% in first half of 2025

The US dollar ruled off on its worst first half of the year since 1973, as Donald Trump’s trade and economic policies prompt global investors to rethink their exposure to the world’s dominant currency.

The dollar index, which measures the currency’s strength against a basket of six others, including the pound, euro and yen, tumbled 10.8 per cent in the first six months of 2025, the worst start to the year since the end of the gold-backed Bretton Woods system.

“The dollar has become the whipping boy of Trump 2.0’s erratic policies,” said Francesco Pesole, an FX strategist at ING.

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