Treasury’s Yellen says U.S. committed to market-determined exchange rate
2022.05.18 20:11
FILE PHOTO: U.S. one dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo
BONN, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday the United States was committed to a market-determined exchange rate, after being asked by reporters about recent strengthening of the dollar.
Yellen told reporters ahead of a meeting of G7 finance ministers in Bonn that tighter U.S. monetary policy and risk aversion were factors favoring dollar strength, but having a market-determined exchange rate was “the best regime.”
“The dollar is a global safe haven. And we tend to experience inflows naturally that push up the dollar in highly uncertain economic times,” Yellen said. “So I think it’s understandable that the dollar has risen.”
