All Posts Tagged With: "Weak Dollar"

How to Sell the Dollar

In 2004, then Treasury Secretary John Snow was traipsing about the globe trying to “talk the dollar down.” Why? In a word: debt. At the time, our debt stood at $7 trillion, with interest payments in fiscal 2003 totaling $318 billion. But now the U.S. national debt stands above $9 trillion, with interest payments in fiscal 2007 adding $1.4 billion a day.

The U.S. Economy’s Uncertainty Brings Opportunity for Investors in the Months to Come

With a wheezing economy that’s struggling with housing and credit problems - as well as a weak dollar - it’s clear the United States won’t be in the investment spotlight this year.

On the Soapbox Again

Big Ben signaled to the markets that he was ‘uncomfortable’ with the weakness of the dollar, and the ramifications that a weak dollar has on inflation. He actually blamed the weak dollar on inflation! Whoa there partner! You’re barking up the wrong tree!

Dollar Rises On Traders’ Hopes of Escaping Recession

The US dollar looks set to make a second straight monthly advance against the yen and euro as gains in stocks showed traders are cautiously optimistic the economy may not slide into recession after all.

“The idea that the Fed will continue to cut rates has been completely put to bed and the market is now flirting with the idea of a rate hike. That has given the dollar a boost,” said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets in Connecticut, in Bloomberg. More from that story:

U.S. Economy Expanded Faster than Reported, With First Quarter GDP Revised Upward to 0.9%

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced yesterday (Wednesday).

Cashing in on Commodities: Lumber & Paper Mills Struggle as Timber Stands Tall

This is the third installment of a new Money Morning series highlighting investment opportunities created by the global bull market in commodities. There’s a classic squeeze going on in the timber markets right now.

Rising Energy Prices Will Hold Down Retail Sales, Corporate Earnings and Even Travel Spending This Summer

When U.S. Department of Energy analysts told you more than a month ago that gasoline prices would peak at about $4 a gallon around Memorial Day, we told you they were wrong. Gas prices, we said, were destined to head much, much higher.

The Good News About $127 Oil

In Chicago, gas prices have now topped $4 a gallon. Americans all across the country are struggling to fill up the tank. Companies are even pitching in gas money to help their employees out.

This is a Strange Recession

Falling confidence, weak dollar, wasting employment, backtracking GDP… many things point to a recession, but it’s certainly an odd one.

The True Chinese Economy

The yuan-dollar peg has gone a long way in ensuring constancy. Chinese economic growth - we would argue, all economic growth - ensues under the auspice of a stable currency. But ties to the greenback have recently come with a price.

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