USD performance during periods of US market stress

[Guest JoelS]

I wondered if anyone has any good data on the performance of the USD v other currencies during periods of market stress.

I thought that cash in USD would be more valuable because it is viewed as a "safe haven" v other currencies that are viewed as "risk on". For example in 2008/09 the USD rallied strongly against most currencies.

 

However, I wanted to check if this was borne out in any long term data as a consistent theme. Any help or data would be most appreciated. Cheers!

 

Joel