The dollar outlook 2027: what 20 research houses expect

The 2027 call on the dollar

The dollarlean down
↑ 7 houses up↓ 13 houses down
↑ US yield advantage keeps the dollar strong against peers↓ against: US yield advantage keeps the dollar strong against peers

A house counts on the side its newest cyclical or strategic view argues: for a theme moving the dollar that way, or against a theme moving it the other way.

Up: the themes behind it

22 housesUS yield advantage keeps the dollar strong against peers
16 of 22 houses with a longer-term view disagree. All horizons: 24 of 49 (49%). Houses with a view: 22 banks · 10 independent research firms · 9 podcasts · 8 asset managers.
3 housesReserve-currency status keeps the dollar strong against the euro
2 of 3 houses with a longer-term view disagree. All horizons: 8 of 11 (73%). Houses with a view: 4 banks · 3 independent research firms · 2 asset managers · 2 podcasts.
3 housesRiskPopulist gains in Europe push euro-area bonds and the euro down
3 of 3 houses with a longer-term view flag it as material. All horizons: 7 of 8 (88%). Houses with a view: 6 banks · 1 independent research firm · 1 podcast.

Positioning

Speculative positioning in Euro: 0 on a 3-year scale of 0–100CrowdedFull report →

Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders; FinChiefs calculations. Report of 3 Nov 2026.

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Euro futures positioning →Policy rates →EUR/USD: what research is saying, daily →

Also moving the dollar, all horizons

Themes on the dollar without enough longer-term houses yet, counted on every horizon.

14 of 18 houses flag it0 in 7d

Central-bank independence doubts hit euro-area bonds and the euro

Questions about the independence of central banks make the policy path less predictable, pushing euro-area bond prices and the euro lower.

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Other markets in the 2027 outlook

US stocks outlook 2027↑ 48 · ↓ 42 houses European stocks outlook 2027↑ 13 · ↓ 12 houses US bonds outlook 2027↑ 17 · ↓ 46 houses Euro-area bonds outlook 2027↑ 11 · ↓ 31 houses Gold outlook 2027↑ 25 · ↓ 1 houses Silver outlook 2027↑ 22 · ↓ 2 houses Copper outlook 2027↑ 17 · ↓ 1 houses Oil outlook 2027↑ 14 · ↓ 7 houses Natural gas outlook 2027↑ 14 · ↓ 5 houses

The full 2027 outlook All 76 themes

Questions

What do research houses expect for the dollar in 2027?

7 houses with a longer-term view argue for a rise and 13 for a fall. The strongest case up: US yield advantage keeps the dollar strong against peers (16 of 22 houses with a longer-term view disagree). The strongest case down: US yield advantage keeps the dollar strong against peers (16 of 22 houses with a longer-term view disagree).

Which research houses are counted?

Banks, asset managers, independent research firms and podcasts whose published research FinChiefs indexes: one vote per house, its newest cyclical or strategic view on the dollar in the last 30 days. Types only on this page; members see each house by name.

Is this investment advice?

No. Themes summarise what research houses argue. FinChiefs takes no view of its own. Instruments shown are the ones research houses name, not selected or endorsed by FinChiefs. Not investment advice. No prices are shown and no instrument pays to appear.

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