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And their actions are predicated on assuming markets remain static while cases drag through years of litigation.

That growth is predicated on AI demand remaining robust, but there’s no sign yet of slowing demand—particularly after Nvidia’s blowout earnings released on Nov. 19.

“Our constructive view on the USD is largely predicated on extensive U.S. AI capex plans that could be economically, geopolitically, and competitively transformational for the USD,” it says in a note.

In July, the Justice Department determined after an extensive review that there was not enough evidence that “could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties” in the Epstein case.

“The object or the predicate comes first, the verb is in the middle and then the subject comes at the end,” says Watkins.