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US Dollar vs. Monopoly Money

Originally posted at Silver Circle Underground.Economists use a lot of illustrative examples of hyperinflation in history. You’ll hear about...
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Wikileaks: China plots against the dollar hegemony

When people think about inflation and increases in the money supply they usually imagine that some group of career economists at the Fed and...
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Weak dollar does not help the US economy

The continued weakness of the dollar versus the euro and other major currencies does not seem to have the expected stimulating effect on the US...
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Bernanke lets the dollar slide even further

Ben Bernanke is letting the dollar weaken even further by abandoning the QEII exit strategy and instead reinvesting the proceeds come June. This...
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It’s the end of the dollar as we know it

The US dollar took another nosedive against other major currencies during the Wednesday trading session to end the day at 1.4509 versus the euro....
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Dollar slides further on Bernanke announcement, exports remain weak

The dollar continued to weaken versus all major currencies after the announcement of another round of quantitative easing which puts $600 billion...
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Long summer days in northern Europe

By David Stewart White Examiner.com June 19, 2010 After whether to go to Europe, when to go to Europe is one of the questions faced by Americans...
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Down, down, down goes the Euro

By David Stewart White Examiner.com June 4, 2010 The euro is sinking.What started as speculation that Greek government debt could start a run on...
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The Fed Might Raise Interest Rates Early on in 2010

With all the conflicting opinions out there, we may have to just wait and see exactly what is going to happen, but one thing seems to be consistent...
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