- Only the second time the USD has been over 2 standard deviations overvalued (see circled points in the chart above)
- If history is any guide, the dollar could have much further to fall, boosting the return on unhedged global bonds vs US domestic bonds
- High-quality global bonds have tended to be countercyclical, offering excellent long-term diversification benefits to domestic portfolios
- As in the 2000s, Mondrian is heavily underweight to the US dollar across our fixed income portfolio
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