Dollar

Dollar Rebound in 2008: A Fairy Tale?

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.12.2008 | Business


Eben Esterhuizen

Are traditional assumptions about the connection between growth and proactive interest rate cuts still valid if monetary policy fails?

Experts: Don't Fear The Weak Dollar

CNN/Money | David Ellis | Posted 03.12.2008 | Business


Concerns about the weak dollar are mounting. But even as the greenback sinks to new lows against the euro and other global currencies, some experts sa...

Bush's Hypocrisy, OPEC's Arrogance, The Oil Mess We Are Living

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 03.07.2008 | Business


Raymond J. Learsy

The New York Times article informs us that we, and our dollar, are primarily to blame for the current vertiginous oil prices.

Five Reasons To Save The Dollar

Eben Esterhuizen | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business


Eben Esterhuizen

Financial firms have so far announced losses totaling around $160 billion, and rhere is more bad news to come and central bankers know it.

"U.S. Multinationals Have Been Decoupling from the U.S. Economy," says BusinessWeek

Robert Weissman | Posted 03.03.2008 | Business


Robert Weissman

The article emphasizes that the success of U.S.-based multinationals is not doing much to help the U.S. economy, by the measures that matter most.

When is Low Too Low For the Dollar?

Martin Varsavsky | Posted 03.01.2008 | Business


Martin Varsavsky

If trends continue the talk will not be about petrodollars anymore but about peso dollars and how the US joined the rest of Latin America as a nation unable to rise above its financial troubles.

Dollar Hits Record Low Against Euro

Financial Times | Krishna Guha | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business


The dollar fell to a fresh record low against the euro on Wednesday as Ben Bernanke signalled that the Federal Reserve is likely to cut interest rates...

Euro Soars to Record High $1.5057

AP | MATT MOORE | Posted 02.27.2008 | Business


BERLIN — The euro climbed to a record high of $1.5057 in early European trading on Wednesday as sentiment increased that the U.S. Federal Reserv...

As Dollar Slides, Some NY Merchants Say "Euros Only"

Washington Post | Robin Shulman | Posted 02.24.2008 | Business


"Euros Only" reads a handmade sign in Billy's Antiques & Props on East Houston Street in Manhattan. But that's really just an attention grabber. A...

My "McLaughlin Awards" For 2007 [Part 2]

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.28.2007 | Politics


Chris Weigant

OK, here we go with Part 2 of my annual McLaughlin Awards. Last week's column covered the first half of these awards. Unfortunately (as of this writi...

The Dollar-Fifty-Six Euro

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.28.2007 | Business


Chris Weigant

The real worry is that other countries will decide the dollar is a bad bet altogether, and either stop buying them or dump all their dollar reserves on the open market to exchange them for something more stable... like Euros.

Euro Trades Close To $1.50

AFP | Posted 11.26.2007 | Business


The euro crept higher on Monday after striking a series of historic peaks close to 1.50 dollars last week as dealers worried about the health of the U...

Will OPEC Dump the Dollar?

Hale "Bonddad" Stewart | Posted 11.18.2007 | Business


Hale

OPEC is getting paid in a continually devaluing currency, which no one wants.

Dollar Hits Record Low Against Euro

Voxant | Posted 11.06.2007 | Business


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EU Ministers Blame Yuan, Dollar For "Supereuro"

German Press Agency Via Raw Story | Posted 10.08.2007 | Business


Finance ministers from the 13 countries using the EU's single currency called Monday for "adjustments" on global currency markets, saying the weakness...

How To Turn A Weak Dollar Into A Pile Of Cash

Washington Post | Nell Henderson | Posted 09.22.2007 | Home


Oh, the amazing shrinking dollar. The U.S. currency tumbled last week to a record low after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, continuing the do...